Farmers

Farmers protest, mostly by Punjab farmers, has morphed into another show of strength by those who wish the see the 'tukde tukde' of India.

The government has agreed to make specific amendments to the farm laws but many farmer leaders are adamant that the laws should be repealed altogether.

Professor Gulati said that the agricultural reforms envisioned under the new farm laws were in the interest of the country.

The groundwater reserves in Punjab is declining at an alarming rate and experts believe that if the water shrinking continues at the current pace, Punjab will soon turn into a desert

"They ordered us to close shops and take care of farmers. If poor people like us don't earn, how will we survive?" woman during 'Bharat Bandh'

A decade ago, Hooda had advocated for farmers to have a wider choice of markets to sell their produce and had criticised the monopoly of Mandis.

The Chakka Jam and Bharat Bandh in lieu of the farmers agitation is just that - a replication of the Shaheen Bagh model.

There are about 25,000 arhatiyas or middlemen in Punjab who stand to lose profits due to the new farm laws.

While the opposition has been actively misleading the public about corporatisation and takeover of farming by private players, in light of the new farm laws, Sharad Pawar had once been a vocal supporter of introducing private competition in the agriculture sector.

Twelve years after farmers from Punjab and Haryana demanded allowing corporates to procure their produce, they are opposing exactly same thing.