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New Delhi: Kaushik Basu, one of Indiaâs top economists, has been critical of the three new farm laws passed by the Modi government, calling them âflawedâ and âdetrimental to farmersâ.
But turns out, Basu, as Indiaâs Chief Economic Advisor in the UPA government, had favoured similar if not the same reforms.
Over the last few days, Basu has trashed the reforms on Twitter and also in a newspaper article.
“Our agriculture regulation needs change but the new laws will end up serving corporate interests more than farmers,” he said in a tweet.
Iâve now studied Indiaâs new farm bills & realize they are flawed & will be detrimental to farmers. Our agriculture regulation needs change but the new laws will end up serving corporate interests more than farmers. Hats off to the sensibility & moral strength of Indiaâs farmers.