The farm laws: How not to do reforms
4 years ago

The farm laws: How not to do reforms

Hindustan Times  

Emergency situations call for prompt rectification. However, when reforms pending for years are hurriedly pushed through executive laws, the ordinance, and thereafter in Parliament via voice vote at a time of the Chinese aggression and pandemic-enforced lockdown, it betrays a strategy of reforms by shock tactics, what economists such as Milton Friedman and Naomi Klein advocated. CORE ILLS OF FARM SECTOR REMAIN UNATTENDED It is not disputed that agriculture needs transformation and private enterprise and capital could consort with the government to contribute in its development. Instead of dealing with it on a war-footing, the new laws presume that once private players enter agriculture, market mechanism would trigger diversification. One solution is to enact the new laws incorporating the substantive demands of the farmers which the government has virtually agreed to and also incorporate a repeal clause in it, annulling the three existing reform laws.

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Second shot: Could cooperative federalism revive Indian farm reforms?
1 week, 1 day ago

Second shot: Could cooperative federalism revive Indian farm reforms?

Live Mint  

India’s farm sector has long been bonded to the state. To reduce the state’s role, enable private procurement of farm produce and grant market forces more space to shape outcomes, the Centre enacted a trio of laws in 2020, but only to roll them back in the face of farmer resistance. The first law would have let farmers sell their …

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices
9 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Thousands of farmers protested in India’s capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering the city. Authorities have barricaded highways leading to New Delhi with cement blocks, metal containers, barbed wire and iron spikes to prevent the farmers from entering the …

Farmer protests: Deja vu?
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protests: Deja vu?

Live Mint  

Some farm groups plan to march to Delhi to protest on 13 February. The last time farmers agitated, three years ago, the Centre stood firm against an attempted siege of the capital, but later relented and scrapped the three farm bills they were opposing. There’s no question that India’s farm sector has a problem of incentives misaligned with market forces …

How can the government revive agricultural reforms?
2 years, 2 months ago

How can the government revive agricultural reforms?

Hindustan Times  

No one is a stranger to the swift method in which agricultural reforms of 2020 were brought out by the government. The first course correction would be holding stakeholder discussions with farmers, farmer representatives, government officials and even corporate functionaries collectively. Since the laws witnessed a large level of angst among the farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, …

2020: Farmers take the country by storm
2 years, 4 months ago

2020: Farmers take the country by storm

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The farmers’ protests, which began in Delhi on November 26, 2020, have been called by some observers as the “largest and longest peasants’ struggle in the history of modern India”. These were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and the Farm Services Act, and the Essential …

Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar
2 years, 9 months ago

Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar

Firstpost  

The union agriculture minister said that the withdrawal of the laws despite their being vital to the government’s vision to uplift the lives of the farmers was a tough decision. In his first detailed interview after the repeal of the three controversial farm laws, union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar spoke exclusively to News18.com on a range of issues. The …

'Silent Majority...86% Farmers Supported Them': Report Reveals SC-appointed Panel Wanted Farm Laws to Stay
2 years, 9 months ago

'Silent Majority...86% Farmers Supported Them': Report Reveals SC-appointed Panel Wanted Farm Laws to Stay

News 18  

The Supreme Court-appointed panel was not in favour of total repeal of the three controversial farm laws and instead had suggested leaving procurement of crops at a specified price to the states and scrapping of Essential Commodities Act, one of the three members of the panel said on Monday while releasing the committee’s report. The panel had submitted its recommendations …

No Plan to Reintroduce Three Repealed Farm Laws in Future: Agri Min Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 10 months ago

No Plan to Reintroduce Three Repealed Farm Laws in Future: Agri Min Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha that the government has no plan to reintroduce the three repealed farm laws in the future. Asked whether the government has any plan of reintroducing the three repealed farm laws in the future, the minister said: "No Sir". On November 19 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in …

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?
3 years ago

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?

The Independent  

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One Size Fits All Will Not Work, Indian Agriculture Needs Decentralised Farm Reforms
3 years ago

One Size Fits All Will Not Work, Indian Agriculture Needs Decentralised Farm Reforms

News 18  

Ultimately, farmers have ended their year-long agitation against the three farm laws. Much conversation has taken place even among farmers on these issues, and there is realisation among stakeholders that a stalemate on farm reforms is neither sustainable nor desirable. Governments at the Centre and states have preferred to ride on electoral sops to win over farmers rather than address …

The three farm laws were never a solution
3 years ago

The three farm laws were never a solution

The Hindu  

The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the Union Government would seek to r epeal the three Farm Laws in the winter session of Parliament has prompted diverse reactions. These laws are the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020; the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities Act, 2020. Whereas the …

Indian Parliament votes to repeal farm laws after Modi’s U-turn
3 years ago

Indian Parliament votes to repeal farm laws after Modi’s U-turn

Al Jazeera  

Parliament passes a bill to cancel the contentious laws that led to yearlong agitation by tens of thousands of farmers. India’s Parliament has voted to scrap agricultural reform laws that sparked a year of huge protests by farmers, after a surprise U-turn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The way were brought without any discussion with opposition parties or farmers last …

'No point in continuing agitation': Agricultural minister urges farmers to end stir and return home
3 years ago

'No point in continuing agitation': Agricultural minister urges farmers to end stir and return home

Firstpost  

Narendra Singh Tomar in a plea said that the bill to repeal the three farms will be tabled in Parliament on the first day of the winter session, 29 November New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday urged the farmers protesting against three farm laws on different borders of Delhi to end their agitation and go home as …

Farm laws repeal | A feel of victory, but fields of discontent
3 years ago

Farm laws repeal | A feel of victory, but fields of discontent

The Hindu  

Gurmeet Singh, 73, stands tall at the edge of a concrete sidewalk at the Dhareri Jattan toll plaza in Punjab’s Patiala. The Centre’s assurance that it will repeal the three controversial farm laws is only “a battle half won” for the farmers, he says. “Some leaders say that for the sake of unity among different communities — mainly Hindus and …

Cabinet approves proposal to repeal three farm laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves proposal to repeal three farm laws

Live Mint  

The Union Cabinet today approved the Central Government's proposal to repeal the three contentious farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 is aimed at rolling back three Bills passed into law in 2020 – Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020, Farmers' Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services …

SC-appointed panel member on farm laws writes to CJI, urges early release of report
3 years, 1 month ago

SC-appointed panel member on farm laws writes to CJI, urges early release of report

Firstpost  

Anil Ghanwat, also a senior leader of Shetkari Sangathan, said he will mobilise one lakh farmers and bring them to Delhi in the next couple of months demanding farm reforms. Ghanwat, also a senior leader of Shetkari Sangathan, separately in a media briefing said he will mobilise one lakh farmers to Delhi in the next couple of months demanding “badly” …

Small Debate, Agri Min to Explain: What Centre May Do Before Junking Farm Laws in Parl
3 years, 1 month ago

Small Debate, Agri Min to Explain: What Centre May Do Before Junking Farm Laws in Parl

News 18  

The Union Cabinet is likely to ratify​ the decision of the central government to withdraw the three farm laws on Wednesday, following which the repealing of the legislation will be done in both Houses of Parliament in the upcoming winter session, beginning next week. They said that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is likely to speak in both the …

Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government

Firstpost  

The worry is that after this decision, the possibility of serious debate among stakeholders and political parties on farms reforms with which they have grappled for years, if not decades, is unlikely to happen in the near future. “If the deaf are to hear,” Bhagat Singh said during his trial in April 1929, “the sound has to be very loud.” …

Repeal of farm laws: A setback or a step in the right direction?
3 years, 1 month ago

Repeal of farm laws: A setback or a step in the right direction?

Business Standard  

In a surprise announcement on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government would repeal three controversial agriculture laws after 358 days of non-stop protests by farmer groups mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.The decision came on the occasion of Gurpurab and a few months ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, the hotbed of …

Seeds of hope: The Hindu Editorial on farm laws repeal
3 years, 1 month ago

Seeds of hope: The Hindu Editorial on farm laws repeal

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done the right thing by announcing the repeal of the three farm laws that are at the centre of a protracted confrontation between his government and a section of farmers for a year. On the one hand, the tenacity of the agitating farmers that the BJP and state agencies could not break while on the …

Farm Laws Explained: What Are the Three Agri Legislations and Why Farmers Opposed Them
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm Laws Explained: What Are the Three Agri Legislations and Why Farmers Opposed Them

News 18  

On Gurupurab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the farmers to call off the agitation and return home. These Farm Acts are as follows: 1 – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, …

Farm Laws Explained: What Are the Three Agri Legislations and Why Farmers Opposed Them
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm Laws Explained: What Are the Three Agri Legislations and Why Farmers Opposed Them

News 18  

On Gurupurab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the farmers to call off the agitation and return home. These Farm Acts are as follows: 1 – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, …

Eye on Small Farmers & Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP Govt Takes the Big Step on Three Farm Laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Eye on Small Farmers & Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP Govt Takes the Big Step on Three Farm Laws

News 18  

The death of protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri—west Uttar Pradesh’s gateway to Avadh—fronted the state’s agrarian concerns regarding the Centre’s contentious farm laws. It was no longer about the better off Jat farmers or the landed castes; small and marginal farmers, who have formed the backbone of the BJP’s support since 2014, were as agitated about the Centre’s reluctance to …

Farm laws repealed: Farmers not fazed by cruelty with which BJP treated them, says Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm laws repealed: Farmers not fazed by cruelty with which BJP treated them, says Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated farmers for their relentless fight against three farm laws and said they were not fazed by the "cruelty" of the BJP. Addressing the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the prime minister said the three farm laws were for the benefit of farmers but "we couldn't convince a section …

Repeal of farm laws | Reactions
3 years, 1 month ago

Repeal of farm laws | Reactions

The Hindu  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to repeal the three contentious farm laws, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced mobilisation of large number of farmers to protest sites on November 26 to mark the first anniversary of anti-farm law agitation being intensified. 10.15 pm Modi's decision 'seems to be right', says RSS-affiliated farmers' body RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on Friday said …

Govt to withdraw farm laws. How is a law repealed in India?
3 years, 1 month ago

Govt to withdraw farm laws. How is a law repealed in India?

India Today  

In his address to the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the three farm laws would be repealed in the coming Winter session of Parliament. In the coming Parliament session, we will take constitutional measures to repeal these farm laws," PM Modi said. Senior jurist Subhash Kashyap said the amendment bill would have …

Three farm laws to be rolled back, says PM Modi, urges farmers to leave protest sites
3 years, 1 month ago

Three farm laws to be rolled back, says PM Modi, urges farmers to leave protest sites

India Today  

After over one year of agitation over farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the Centre will repeal the three controversial laws which were passed in Parliament in September last year. PM Modi apologised to the people of the country and said that the government "failed to convince a section of farmers" over the farm laws. These …

Three farm laws to be rolled back. What were they all about?
3 years, 1 month ago

Three farm laws to be rolled back. What were they all about?

India Today  

The three farm laws, which have meant unprecedented protests by farmers for over a year, will be withdrawn, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a stunning address to the country. These laws are -- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, The Farmers Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and The Essential Commodities Act. There has been an …

Dear POTUS, please focus on our concern while meeting PM Modi: Rakesh Tikait's tweet to Joe Biden
3 years, 3 months ago

Dear POTUS, please focus on our concern while meeting PM Modi: Rakesh Tikait's tweet to Joe Biden

India Today  

Hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral talks with Joe Biden, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait appealed to the US President to focus on the concerns of many Indian farmers, who have been protesting against the controversial farm laws passed by the Centre, during the meet. In a tweet, Rakesh Tikait said,"Dear @POTUS, we the Indian Farmers are protesting against …

The farming crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

The farming crisis

The Hindu  

ECONOMISTS meeting the Union Finance Minister at routine annual pre-Budget consultations have focussed attention on an aspect that till recently seemed to have no place in India's rapidly expanding horizons - the crisis and stagnation in the agricultural sector. The proximate threat in the farm sector comes from the uneven monsoon precipitation of the last two years, which has raised …

6 Months of Farmers’ Protest: What Options Do Govt & Unions Have?
3 years, 6 months ago

6 Months of Farmers’ Protest: What Options Do Govt & Unions Have?

The Quint  

Scrap the farm laws, project Modi as a statesman This is a dramatic possibility but it may help the government address criticism that it has become afflicted by arrogance and hubris. A possible option could be to extend this to say 36 months, which would pretty much mean the end of the government's tenure. Through this the government could contain …

The public opinion on farm laws has turned
3 years, 7 months ago

The public opinion on farm laws has turned

Live Mint  

In 2015, the first Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party central government unveiled an ambitious reform to overhaul India’s land acquisition laws that would have enabled corporations easier access to land across the country. In 2020, the second Modi-led government unveiled equally ambitious reforms in India’s farm laws that would have made it easier for companies to buy directly from farmers, …

Farm laws: Supreme Court-appointed committee submits report in sealed cover
3 years, 8 months ago

Farm laws: Supreme Court-appointed committee submits report in sealed cover

Firstpost  

**New Delhi:**The Supreme Court-appointed committee to study the three new controversial agricultural laws has submitted its report to the apex court on 19 March in a sealed cover, one of its members said on Wednesday. As per the committee’s official website, the panel held total of 12 rounds of consultations with various stakeholders, including farmers groups, farmer-producer organisations procurement agencies, …

Farmers of Punjab, Haryana Will Be Devastated by Closure of 'Mandis', Says Yogendra Yadav
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers of Punjab, Haryana Will Be Devastated by Closure of 'Mandis', Says Yogendra Yadav

News 18  

Social activist Yogendra Yadav on Tuesday said if 'mandis' are closed due to the Centre's new agri laws the farmers of Punjab and Haryana will be ruined as the government would no longer procure their crops. Addressing a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' organised by United Kisan Morcha in Rajasthan's Sikar district in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation against the agri laws, …

Farm laws will destroy food security system, hurt rural economy, says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
3 years, 10 months ago

Farm laws will destroy food security system, hurt rural economy, says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Rahul also led MPs from the Congress, TMC, and DMK to observe a two-minute silence as a tribute to the farmers who lost their lives during the protest New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over the three agriculture laws that have triggered protests by farmers at Delhi’s borders, saying these legislations will allow industrialists to …

Rahul Gandhi Attacks Govt in Lok Sabha, Says Farm Laws Will Damage Rural Economy
3 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Attacks Govt in Lok Sabha, Says Farm Laws Will Damage Rural Economy

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government for the three agriculture laws that have triggered protests by farmers at Delhi's borders, saying these legislations will allow industrialists to buy unlimited quantity of foodgrains and hoard them. Gandhi also dramatically led his party members and those from the TMC and the DMK to observe a two-minute silence by standing …

Parliament Updates: Opposition targets Centre over farm laws; legislations give freedom to farmers, says MoS Agriculture
3 years, 10 months ago

Parliament Updates: Opposition targets Centre over farm laws; legislations give freedom to farmers, says MoS Agriculture

Firstpost  

11:45 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Centre’s farm laws have given freedom to farmers, says MoS Agriculture Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary tells Lok Sabha that the Modi government has increased the agri budget from Rs 22,000 crore under UPA to Rs 1.24 lakh crore, as per India Today. He mentioned that farm laws are being referred to …

New farm laws will increase farmers' profits: ICAR Dy Director General
3 years, 10 months ago

New farm laws will increase farmers' profits: ICAR Dy Director General

India TV News  

Indian Council of Agricultural Research Deputy Director-General A. K. Singh on Monday said the new agriculture laws will help farmers to increase their income in a big way. Singh's statement comes amidst several farmers protesting on Delhi's borders since November seeking repeal of three new farm laws. "These laws have great potential for horticulture crop diversification and farmers are going …

Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned after extended discussion on Motion of Thanks on President's address
3 years, 10 months ago

Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned after extended discussion on Motion of Thanks on President's address

Firstpost  

11:53 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter All government have stood for agricultural reforms: Modi Reading out a quote by former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi said, “Those taking a U-Turn will perhaps agree with him. It is our intention to remove all those handicaps which come in the way of India realising its vast potential at one large common market’.” …

PM Modi's RS Speech Highlights: 'Need to Save India from New FDI or Foreign Destructive Ideology'
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi's RS Speech Highlights: 'Need to Save India from New FDI or Foreign Destructive Ideology'

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, replying in the Rajya Sabha on discussion on motion of thanks to President’s address, spoke on a range of issues from the farmers protests to how India fought Covid-19 was now being called the pharmacy of the world. We are working for the small farmers.” In relation to the farm laws PM Modi also …

Farm laws explained: Time to end misconceptions and break impasse
3 years, 10 months ago

Farm laws explained: Time to end misconceptions and break impasse

India TV News  

When the farmers launched the 'Delhi Chalo' protest on 26 November 2020, no one had expected the agitation against the farm laws to continue for 72 long days. Essentially, in a pandemic time with the crucial vaccination drive underway, the government seems to be following a two-pronged strategy to end the deadlock: reaching out to the farmers to bridge the …

Punjab's agriculture laws have provision to send farmers to jail: Tomar
3 years, 10 months ago

Punjab's agriculture laws have provision to send farmers to jail: Tomar

India TV News  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday put up a strong defence of the new farm laws. He said that laws give farmers alternatives to sell their produce outside 'mandis', and unlike the state government notified market places, such sale would not attract any tax. He also said that the Punjab government's contract farming act has a provision to …

Centre Mulls Referring Farm Reform Laws to Parliamentary Committee: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre Mulls Referring Farm Reform Laws to Parliamentary Committee: Report

News 18  

Caught in an impasse with protesting farmers for months, the Centre may reportedly refer the three new agri reform laws, the implementation of which has been stayed by the Supreme Court, to a parliamentary committee. “A separate high-level expert group could also be set up in parallel to recommend a medium-term structural adjustment programme to make farming more eco-friendly, productive …

The Way Forward For India's New Farm Laws
3 years, 10 months ago

The Way Forward For India's New Farm Laws

India Today  

The journey of reform is never easy. It is the culmination of two decades worth of agricultural reform thinking starting with the Shankarlal Guru Committee, a high-power committee on agriculture marketing set up by the government of India that first advocated for a more liberal agricultural marketing structure in 2001. The Essential Commodities Act limits the government's ability to control …

The farm laws need political resolution
3 years, 10 months ago

The farm laws need political resolution

The Hindu  

The deadlock between protesting farmers and the government on the contentious farm laws have taken an ugly turn, with incidents of vandalism during the tractor parade by the protesting farmers on January 26. Data | Farmers, new agriculture laws and government procurement Even though thousands of farmers have been protesting peacefully for more than two months at different sites on …

No question of closing door on talks with govt about farm laws: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
3 years, 10 months ago

No question of closing door on talks with govt about farm laws: Samyukta Kisan Morcha

India TV News  

There is no question of farmer organisations closing the door on talks with the government, said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Saturday, adding they had noted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements made earlier in the day about the Centre standing by its offer. In a statement signed by farmer leader Darshan Pal, the SKM said that it would continue to …

New Agri Sector Laws Will Have Multiple Benefits for Farmers: CEA KV Subramanian
3 years, 10 months ago

New Agri Sector Laws Will Have Multiple Benefits for Farmers: CEA KV Subramanian

News 18  

Amid the ongoing controversy over the three new farm laws, Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian on Friday said legislations will have multiple benefits for the farmers. Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and UP, are protesting against the Farmers Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities Act, …

New farm laws herald new era of market freedom: Economic Survey
3 years, 10 months ago

New farm laws herald new era of market freedom: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

The government's annual Economic Survey on Friday strongly defended new farm laws, saying they herald a new era of market freedom which can go a long way in improving lives of small and marginal farmers in India. The pre-budget document defended the farm laws in the backdrop of long-running farmers' agitation at various borders of the national capital seeking repeal …

EXPLAINER: Why India’s farmers are revolting against PM Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why India’s farmers are revolting against PM Modi

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A sea of tens of thousands of farmers riding tractors and horses stormed India’s historic Red Fort this week — a dramatic escalation of their protests, which are posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Modi’s government also initially tried to discredit the Sikh farmers by dismissing their concerns as motivated by religious nationalism. …

EXPLAINER: Why India's farmers are revolting against PM Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why India's farmers are revolting against PM Modi

The Independent  

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