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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually.&lt;/p&gt;

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                <p style="text-align:justify">-Down to Earth</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson questions why Narendra Modi govt didn&rsquo;t consult stakeholders before pushing 3 contentious Bills through Parliament</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">The three contentious &lsquo;farmers&rsquo; Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Narendra Modi has lost food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from his Cabinet en route turning the controversial Ordinances into laws. The Rajya Sabha has been split down the middle and question marks have been put up on the credibility of deputy chairperson Harivansh by the Opposition.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Thousands of farmers have hit the streets; their numbers and footprint both are growing. Even organs of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, have come out opposing the new laws. Whether they would support the broader coalition of farmers&rsquo; organisations, traders and workers&rsquo; unions in large-scale strike and agitations scheduled for September 25, 2020 is unknown though.</p><p style="text-align:justify">What is clear is that the government of the day, which has been deft in clobbering numbers together for all it wanted, suddenly finds at the receiving end &mdash; as evident from full-page advertisements defending the Bills in leading dailies September 22 morning.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>Shagun Kapil: Two of the three farm reform bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 20, 2020. The Union government says the laws will save farmers from the monopoly of APMC mandis and middlemen and enable them to get a better price for their produce. What is the biggest concern for farmers?</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">Rakesh Tikait: Our biggest concern is that operations in mandis and outside would be different. While mandis would levy taxes, there would be no tax or market fee outside.</p><p style="text-align:justify">The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA" title="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA">click here</a> to read more.</p><p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: Down to Earth</strong></p>               </font>
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The three contentious &amp;lsquo;farmers&amp;rsquo; Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p style="text-align:justify">The three contentious &lsquo;farmers&rsquo; Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Narendra Modi has lost food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from his Cabinet en route turning the controversial Ordinances into laws. The Rajya Sabha has been split down the middle and question marks have been put up on the credibility of deputy chairperson Harivansh by the Opposition.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA">click here</a> to read more.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Narendra Modi has lost food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from his Cabinet en route turning the controversial Ordinances into laws. The Rajya Sabha has been split down the middle and question marks have been put up on the credibility of deputy chairperson Harivansh by the Opposition.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA">click here</a> to read more.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: Down to Earth</strong></p>
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Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson questions why Narendra Modi govt didn&rsquo;t consult stakeholders before pushing 3 contentious Bills through Parliament

The three contentious &lsquo;farmers&rsquo; Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Narendra Modi...'
$disp = '<p style="text-align:justify">-Down to Earth</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson questions why Narendra Modi govt didn&rsquo;t consult stakeholders before pushing 3 contentious Bills through Parliament</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">The three contentious &lsquo;farmers&rsquo; Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Narendra Modi has lost food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from his Cabinet en route turning the controversial Ordinances into laws. The Rajya Sabha has been split down the middle and question marks have been put up on the credibility of deputy chairperson Harivansh by the Opposition.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Thousands of farmers have hit the streets; their numbers and footprint both are growing. Even organs of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, have come out opposing the new laws. Whether they would support the broader coalition of farmers&rsquo; organisations, traders and workers&rsquo; unions in large-scale strike and agitations scheduled for September 25, 2020 is unknown though.</p><p style="text-align:justify">What is clear is that the government of the day, which has been deft in clobbering numbers together for all it wanted, suddenly finds at the receiving end &mdash; as evident from full-page advertisements defending the Bills in leading dailies September 22 morning.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>Shagun Kapil: Two of the three farm reform bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 20, 2020. The Union government says the laws will save farmers from the monopoly of APMC mandis and middlemen and enable them to get a better price for their produce. What is the biggest concern for farmers?</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">Rakesh Tikait: Our biggest concern is that operations in mandis and outside would be different. While mandis would levy taxes, there would be no tax or market fee outside.</p><p style="text-align:justify">The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA" title="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/agriculture/the-mandi-system-will-eventually-collapse-rakesh-tikait-on-new-farm-laws-73484?fbclid=IwAR2i8UXIpd0dEUdN2B4pZJh6GIBY3e2h1po1yFHHe5A7nwO9gZ-FCmpVgoA">click here</a> to read more.</p><p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: Down to Earth</strong></p>'
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Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, interviewed by Shagun Kapil (Down to Earth)

-Down to Earth Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson questions why Narendra Modi govt didn’t consult stakeholders before pushing 3 contentious Bills through Parliament The three contentious ‘farmers’ Bills have grabbed eyeballs even in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Narendra Modi has lost food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from his Cabinet en route turning the controversial Ordinances into laws. The Rajya Sabha has been split down the middle and question marks have been put up on the credibility of deputy chairperson Harivansh by the Opposition. Thousands of farmers have hit the streets; their numbers and footprint both are growing. Even organs of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, have come out opposing the new laws. Whether they would support the broader coalition of farmers’ organisations, traders and workers’ unions in large-scale strike and agitations scheduled for September 25, 2020 is unknown though. What is clear is that the government of the day, which has been deft in clobbering numbers together for all it wanted, suddenly finds at the receiving end — as evident from full-page advertisements defending the Bills in leading dailies September 22 morning. Down to Earth spoke to Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, to understand the mistrust in the reforms. Edited excerpts:    Shagun Kapil: Two of the three farm reform bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 20, 2020. The Union government says the laws will save farmers from the monopoly of APMC mandis and middlemen and enable them to get a better price for their produce. What is the biggest concern for farmers? Rakesh Tikait: Our biggest concern is that operations in mandis and outside would be different. While mandis would levy taxes, there would be no tax or market fee outside. The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually. Please click here to read more.   Image Courtesy: Down to Earth