Modi-Shah BJP has tended to patronise Punjab & Sikhs, instead of being a respectful partner. Its strategy to tackle protests farm laws crisis has given Sikhs the good fight they love.
Punjab and Haryana farmers began their ‘Delhi chalo’ march Thursday, protesting the Centre’s new farm laws. But they’ve been denied permission by Delhi Police.
Haryana completely sealed its borders with Punjab Thursday as farmers from the adjoining state started assembling in big numbers as part of the Delhi Chalo march.
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Good article. Opening agriculture fully to the vagaries of the market will only move power from the farmers to corporation. The agricultural sector is composed mostly of monopolies and oligopolies, which means that the corporations will have pricing power. This is the case in every other country where companies like Cargill, Tyson, Continental Grain etc. There are hardly any farm owned farms in such markets, as scale plays an important part and the business model is towards corporate farming. Even then most corporate farms are provided with subsidies by the respective govt because the cost of inputs for farmers is always rising but the world prices for agricultural goods fluctuate even below cost in many instances . Putting a floor on prices allows farmers to work in a stable environment and thereby plan for the future, being exposed to monopolies having pricing power it will only be a matter of time before the small and mid size farmers will be squeezed out of the market entirely to make way for large scale farming operations. Once the family farm has been liquidated there is no plan by the central govt to find jobs and livelihoods for these people- land is capital and with the govt current policy this capital will be in fewer hands , India will remain a 3 world country shedding more people to the dustbin of poverty, making no progress to improve the standards of its people and the rich will get richer accumulating more capital . The funny thing is no one will ask why or question which policy helped the rich to become richer – however I’m quite sure Pakistan, China or some other unseen enemy working in the shadows will be blamed. In short, my question is what is the plan once family farms start being liquidated and entire families thrown out in the streets, what great magic trick will India pull to provide these people with livelihood – monopolies and oligopolies at the margins limit costs such as labour. From this perspective it looks like the farmers are saving India from itself.
‘In short, my question is what is the plan once family farms start being liquidated and entire families thrown out in the streets, what great magic trick will India pull to provide these people with livelihood …’
The idea is to employ them as cow vigilantes, get them to run cow shelters, use them as RSS hirelings for riots etc.
Looks like writer has written all this just sitting in her room. The current protests are more or less sponsored and lack and ground support. Modi already won in Bihar which clearly indicate that the farmer’s are fine with this law.
Although the agitation presently covers farmers from Punjab and Haryana, agrarian distress is widespread. The early response to this protest has not been sure footed. Between Radha Mohan Singh and his successor, difficult to judge who has been a less invisible, ineffectual presence. This is serious rocket fuel, but the Opposition seems content to play its politics on social media.
The Protesters are worried that MSP will get eliminated. They want legal protection for MSP. Simple isn’t it Now tell why half dozen people are rushing to defend the Bills.
MSP; The Govt . Has clearly said it will not get eliminated. MSP has never been Guaranteed. Why does Capt. Amarinder Singh NOT Guarantee MSP to the Farmers instead of sending them to Delhi ?
Like Punjab Congress, this Print media house also seem to be gotten desperate as Modi Govt. nicely ignored the Punjab Govt. sponsored Farmers’ protest! Pubjan Govt. will soon face stiff financial problems as no GST share for the State. No railways. Really good. Now the Punjab farmers – the real farmers – will see through this. Normal Congress tactics to play at the cost of the poor farmers. Misleading them on the Agri bill is still another topic.
The Print is expected to be against Modi Govt.
Every challenge for Shri Narendra Modi since 2002 has been a bigger challenge than the previous one. Unfortunately for our luddite liberals and selective secularists, the man has emerged stronger from every such challenge. That is not to say he is infallible. But at the same time the pamphleteers masquerading as neutral journalists could do with some introspection having repeatedly gone wrong in their assessments, the latest being the Bihar elections.
Surprising journalists writing for ThePrint are so much ignorant of history of even last six-seven years ! The headline is also misleading — Farmers’ protest a big challenge for Modi. Bigger than demonetisation, GST—. Can all-knowing journalists inform readers– How many Loksabha seats BJP or Mr Modi ji lost after implementing demonetization or after introducing GST ? For their kind information be it known to them that BJP /Mr. Modi got more seats in Loksabha after demonetization and introduction of GST .Tally for BJP in 2019 was better than tally of 2014 . For their kind knowledge — The current agitation by richest farmers of India living in Punjab is fight for turf war by Congress party and Akalis. On the face of it , it appears a joint battle against BJP/Mr.Modi , but in reality is fight between two cats. Monkey will ultimately benefit from their cat-fight. Remember, the story read in childhood.
Oh common, we all know that the Punjab CM has instigated the so-called formers a disguised trader community is a part & parcel of the Mob. Because of it held this agitation commercial supplies to Punjab State. Worried about this, he directed them to go to Delhi. Fine, with initial resistance by the government to enter Delhi, now they are open to meet and talk to the Farmers.
An excellent opportunity to the Government to convince & clarity on the misinformation & rumours on this issue. This is what, when the bricks thrown at you build a house with the same bricks. I expected such an angle from the print but got an immature article.
Thanks
Nagesh Rao
Good article. Opening agriculture fully to the vagaries of the market will only move power from the farmers to corporation. The agricultural sector is composed mostly of monopolies and oligopolies, which means that the corporations will have pricing power. This is the case in every other country where companies like Cargill, Tyson, Continental Grain etc. There are hardly any farm owned farms in such markets, as scale plays an important part and the business model is towards corporate farming. Even then most corporate farms are provided with subsidies by the respective govt because the cost of inputs for farmers is always rising but the world prices for agricultural goods fluctuate even below cost in many instances . Putting a floor on prices allows farmers to work in a stable environment and thereby plan for the future, being exposed to monopolies having pricing power it will only be a matter of time before the small and mid size farmers will be squeezed out of the market entirely to make way for large scale farming operations. Once the family farm has been liquidated there is no plan by the central govt to find jobs and livelihoods for these people- land is capital and with the govt current policy this capital will be in fewer hands , India will remain a 3 world country shedding more people to the dustbin of poverty, making no progress to improve the standards of its people and the rich will get richer accumulating more capital . The funny thing is no one will ask why or question which policy helped the rich to become richer – however I’m quite sure Pakistan, China or some other unseen enemy working in the shadows will be blamed. In short, my question is what is the plan once family farms start being liquidated and entire families thrown out in the streets, what great magic trick will India pull to provide these people with livelihood – monopolies and oligopolies at the margins limit costs such as labour. From this perspective it looks like the farmers are saving India from itself.
‘In short, my question is what is the plan once family farms start being liquidated and entire families thrown out in the streets, what great magic trick will India pull to provide these people with livelihood …’
The idea is to employ them as cow vigilantes, get them to run cow shelters, use them as RSS hirelings for riots etc.
Looks like writer has written all this just sitting in her room. The current protests are more or less sponsored and lack and ground support. Modi already won in Bihar which clearly indicate that the farmer’s are fine with this law.
Sponsored by Khalistanis you think….
lookslike desparate attempt by this journalists….far removed from reality
Although the agitation presently covers farmers from Punjab and Haryana, agrarian distress is widespread. The early response to this protest has not been sure footed. Between Radha Mohan Singh and his successor, difficult to judge who has been a less invisible, ineffectual presence. This is serious rocket fuel, but the Opposition seems content to play its politics on social media.
The Protesters are worried that MSP will get eliminated. They want legal protection for MSP. Simple isn’t it Now tell why half dozen people are rushing to defend the Bills.
MSP; The Govt . Has clearly said it will not get eliminated. MSP has never been Guaranteed. Why does Capt. Amarinder Singh NOT Guarantee MSP to the Farmers instead of sending them to Delhi ?
Like Punjab Congress, this Print media house also seem to be gotten desperate as Modi Govt. nicely ignored the Punjab Govt. sponsored Farmers’ protest! Pubjan Govt. will soon face stiff financial problems as no GST share for the State. No railways. Really good. Now the Punjab farmers – the real farmers – will see through this. Normal Congress tactics to play at the cost of the poor farmers. Misleading them on the Agri bill is still another topic.
The Print is expected to be against Modi Govt.
Every challenge for Shri Narendra Modi since 2002 has been a bigger challenge than the previous one. Unfortunately for our luddite liberals and selective secularists, the man has emerged stronger from every such challenge. That is not to say he is infallible. But at the same time the pamphleteers masquerading as neutral journalists could do with some introspection having repeatedly gone wrong in their assessments, the latest being the Bihar elections.
Surprising journalists writing for ThePrint are so much ignorant of history of even last six-seven years ! The headline is also misleading — Farmers’ protest a big challenge for Modi. Bigger than demonetisation, GST—. Can all-knowing journalists inform readers– How many Loksabha seats BJP or Mr Modi ji lost after implementing demonetization or after introducing GST ? For their kind information be it known to them that BJP /Mr. Modi got more seats in Loksabha after demonetization and introduction of GST .Tally for BJP in 2019 was better than tally of 2014 . For their kind knowledge — The current agitation by richest farmers of India living in Punjab is fight for turf war by Congress party and Akalis. On the face of it , it appears a joint battle against BJP/Mr.Modi , but in reality is fight between two cats. Monkey will ultimately benefit from their cat-fight. Remember, the story read in childhood.
Oh common, we all know that the Punjab CM has instigated the so-called formers a disguised trader community is a part & parcel of the Mob. Because of it held this agitation commercial supplies to Punjab State. Worried about this, he directed them to go to Delhi. Fine, with initial resistance by the government to enter Delhi, now they are open to meet and talk to the Farmers.
An excellent opportunity to the Government to convince & clarity on the misinformation & rumours on this issue. This is what, when the bricks thrown at you build a house with the same bricks. I expected such an angle from the print but got an immature article.
Thanks
Nagesh Rao