What went wrong with the Farm Laws

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India is a country of bureaucrats. Every policy, every step is made to go through so many levels that by the time it is implemented, it hardly makes any difference. So, if the government of India decides to reform something, it signifies that the sector, more or less, is already in shambles. But not every good reform can be implemented with good intentions.


However, another side of the coin is that Indians are used to the snail walk. Especially with sensitive issues like agriculture. The current regime failed to understand that very fact.


Courtesy: The Indian Express


Therefore, what could have been the delivery of a much-needed reform for the Indian farm sector turned out to be a disaster. While over 600 farmers died while being tested by harsh weather conditions of Delhi, small businesses lost crores because of the protest. 

Clearly, it was not a chance to make gains for anyone. But the question is, where did it all go wrong? The answer lies in the very first chapter of the story, the introduction.


While debates and deliberation are important parts of the largely accepted working of the parliament, this regime might have seen the process as nothing but hectic and irrelevant. Hence, introducing the laws as ordinances and then passing them with a voice vote without any debates taking place.


Courtesy: Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times


Apparently, the 303 believed that they have got the mandate for everything, ignoring the fact that Punjab, a green revolution state, remained untouched by both the Modi waves.


Also, it is quite astounding that a government like this one, which is so invested in the Nehru-Gandhi family, did not consider the fact that it took five years, two prime ministers and almost three governments to finally start the implementation of the green revolution.


However, whatever is done is done and cannot be changed now. The only visible and pragmatic approach for solving the current issue seems to be humility from Modi-Shah led BJP for amicable settlement. 


Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

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