Towards a Fairer Model of Farming We have forgotten how to work together
The farmer struggle begun in Punjab is unique in many respects. It has succeeded in uniting farmers from most parts of the country and gained the support and participation of many different sections of society, and from political leaders in developed and developing economies.
To my knowledge there is no other equal example of such a peaceful and democratic farmers’ struggle in the history of the world.
It has now become a people’s struggle.
The immediate cause may have been the three Agriculture Ordinances promulgated by the Union government in June, and the three Agriculture Bills enacted by Parliament in September to replace them – but the struggle is not confined to a repeal of these laws.