Ullekh NP
An account of the drama that unfolded at the epicentre of the farmers’ protests
The tactic and the goal of the farmers’ protest were devious: ‘invade’ Delhi in such numbers that the government is forced to react violently
After the court passed an interim order on a clutch of petitions related to three farm reform laws passed by Parliament, it found itself in the midst of a firestorm
The job of the courts is to resolve disputes arising from either the violation of laws or conflicting interpretations of the law
The cycle of agitations against the Modi government is unlikely to end anytime soon
Punjab’s farmers are at Delhi’s doors demanding a rollback of the farm reform laws—reforms meant to help poorer states that today produce much more than Punjab under more difficult economic conditions. Isn’t it coercion by a pampered lot?