-NDTV.com Farmers' protest: The BJP's social media chief Amit Malviya's fact-checking tweet discrediting Rahul Gandhi was called out by Twitter as "manipulated media", a first in India New Delhi: The image of an elderly man running as a policeman came at him with a stick during farmer protests went viral after it was tweeted by several Congress leaders and the BJP questioned whether he was really beaten. The BJP's social media chief Amit...
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Our way or the highway -Shriya Mohan
-The Hindu Business Line Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have turned the Singhu border into a makeshift and vibrant village. The elderly peasants in kurta pyjamas and young men in track pants and sneakers who have gathered there are looking not for largesse — but just a fair deal * The laws seek to remove the guarantee of a minimum support price (MSP) and deregulate crop pricing, which, the Farmers hold, will...
More »Why Farmers Are Worried About New Laws; It’s The History -Monika Mandal
-IndiaSpend.com The new farm laws that aim to double Farmers’ income in two years by deregulating agricultural markets may further widen the inequalities in the sector, shows our analysis of similar legislations from the past. By weakening the government’s price guarantee system, the laws may end up hurting small and poor Farmers, who form 80% of the sector and 23% of those who live below the poverty line, say critics. The privatisation...
More »Transporters Threaten To Halt Operations In North India From Dec 8 In Support Of Farmers
-Outlook India/ PTI AIMTC President Kultaran Singh Atwal says the road transport fraternity of the country has extended its full support to Farmers who are 'ann daata' (food providers). Coming forward in support of agitating Farmers, transporters' apex body AIMTC on Wednesday threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government fails to address concerns of the farming community. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) is the apex...
More »The perils of deregulated imperfect agrimarkets -R Ramakumar
-The Hindu The Farm Acts were legislative misadventures, while much more is needed to address the genuine fears of Farmers The eruption of massive Farmers’ protests across India against the Farm Acts has shocked those in the seat of power in Delhi. According to the government, many private markets will be established, middlemen would disappear, Farmers would be free to sell to any buyer and farmgate prices would rise. But the protesting...
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