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The Modi Government is worried that if it is forced to withdraw the farm bills under pressure of the farmers’ movement, it may inspire people’s struggles against other elements of neoliberalism imposed on India by the World Bank – such as cut in education and health subsidies.
Key provisions of the Modi Government’s farm bills, such as ending government procurement and winding up the FCI, were in fact spelled out in a World Bank document of August 1991.
Standing with the sea of farmers at the gates of Delhi are veterans, decorated for their daring in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan.
If you are depressed, dismayed and have lost all hope then join the farmers’ protests. Also: Interviews with farmers protesting against new farm laws across India.
From 1907 struggle against British land revenue rates, to the ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at least five newspapers were launched to provide platforms for those fighting for their rights.
Some facts about how Ambani and Adani are already penetrating into Indian agriculture.
The nationwide protests against the three contentious Farm Laws enacted by the Centre has brought Bihar into focus. It is a state where new regulations for agricultural produce and its storage, sale and pricing have been in place since 2006. The Bihar government repealed the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act fourteen years ago in…
By cancelling the winter session of the Parliament, the Modi government has yet again undercut the legislature and the deliberative process of law-making.
The struggle against neoliberal reforms in agriculture would not only make farming sustainable and profitable, it would also lead to the creation of crores of jobs in agriculture. Therefore, the struggle of the farmers is closely connected to the struggle of the youth for adequate means of livelihood.
A month into the protests, farmers are determined not to yield. Alternative media, books, and songs are keeping their spirits high. On January 2, they announced a new plan of action for the month, including a “tractor parade” on Republic Day if their demands are not met.
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