By 1974, the industrious farmers of the “food-bowl” states of Punjab, Haryana, and western UP had brought about self-sufficiency in foodgrain production (mainly in wheat and rice the staple foods of India), ridding the country of the “begging bowl”.
No matter which organisation, policies/rules enacted without taking the affected people on board will surely face resistance. A proactive approach is always better than a reactive one. From the farmers’ standpoint, the ordinances were unfairly promulgated in June 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, without consulting them. Then the Bills were hurriedly passed during the monsoon session of Parliament. The farmers were already reeling under the ravages of the COVID-19 lockdown. I know first-hand that farmers could not sell their vegetables and fruits because of the lockdown. With the loss of income during the lockdown and the imposition of the new laws, purported to help them, the farmers were hit by a double whammy. The propos