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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmers’ protest questions reform that promotes efficiency of agriculture, not well-being of agriculturists -Pramod Kumar

Farmers’ protest questions reform that promotes efficiency of agriculture, not well-being of agriculturists -Pramod Kumar

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published Published on Dec 8, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 9, 2020

-The Indian Express

No doubt, with these laws, agricultural operations may become more efficient, but they threaten to lead to the marginalisation of the farmers. In other words, agriculture may flourish, but agriculturists could perish.

The farmers’ agitation is unique in many ways. One, it is a coming together of 31 ideologically competing organisations. Two, it has successfully purged itself of the influence and interference of the established political parties as reflected in the popular song, “Kithe kithe paye aa vande, kedi party de kede jhande, O vota paake khaave dande, O bholeya jatta samajh agende (We are divided under different party flags, you vote only to get beaten up; All you innocent people, arise and understand their real agendas)”. Three, the movement goes beyond the kisans, as there is a broad-based engagement of the arhtiyas, small shopkeepers, landless labourers and social and cultural activists.

The support lent by families and women is striking. In my interactions with the families of the agitators in the Malwa region of Punjab, the women, particularly, were expressive. For a Punjabi, land is not only an economic asset, but a lifeline and status symbol. Many women exhorted their men, “Go and fight; we will look after the house and the land till you come back victorious.” This sentiment is also reflected in song — “Khet tere eh khon nu firde; Jo tu paddre kite anter naal (These corporate are eyeing your land, which you have cultivated with hard labour).”

Anger against the central government was visible amongst the farmers, arhtiyas and their families. The extent of the anti-Centre feeling revived echoes of the time of the Emergency in the 1970s. This is expressed in another song: “Khichla jatta, khich tyaari, pecha pai gaya Centre naal (Pull up your socks, as we have locked horns with the Centre)”.

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The Indian Express, 8 December, 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/with-anger-and-a-song-punjab-farmers-protests-7095687/


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