20th Nov 2021 10:11:PM Editorials
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The Centre on Friday repealed the three farm laws which had farmers agitating close to a year now. The farmers agitation has been truly inspirational-- its ups and downs, being brandished as anti national and terrorists, facing the full might of a brute police force and an apathetic government, calling out a highly compromised Indian media aka 'Godi Media' -- this mass movement will go down the annals of history.

Visuals of police using tear gas, water cannons and sticks on the protesting farmers at the entry points of Delhi are images which stays on. For a brief moment, after the violence during the Republic Day march in the national capital, it seemed like the end of the road for the farmers protest but an emotional outburst by farmer leader Rakesh Tikait evoked a magical response and saw the farm protest gain more strength and momentum.

Since inception of the new farm bills and from the day in particular they were enacted as laws, there were steadfast efforts from certain quarters to build the narrative that the agitations are being spearheaded and participated only by the farmers of Punjab and rest of the country’s farming community has nothing to do with it. But soon scenes of thousands of farmers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand joining the march towards the national capital dismissed such claim. Deep differences over the three farm laws were already there despite all the maneuvers to convince about their efficacies. 
 

The timing of the repeal of the three Farm Laws is totally political. The poor performance of the BJP in the recent by-polls has effected in the sudden reduction of fuel prices on Diwali and the upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are being seen as the reason for the repeal of the farm laws. 

The farmers protest bent the spine of a government which with its brute majority had passed what farmers call 'Teen Kale Kanoon' without any debate both within and outside Parliament, a must for any major reform initiative like this and the haste that marked the passage was astounding.

India is thankful to its farmers for the food on our tables and also for giving us our democracy back.

 


Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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