Farmers protesting the new farm laws say they are almost free for a month and can prolong the ongoing excitement. However, some farmers still harvest potatoes and cauliflower. Wheat fields are also irrigated.
Sustained agitation is aimed at putting pressure on the central government to change or withdraw Laws passed in the monsoon session of Parliament.
The protesting farmers are now working on one Changed strategy. Younger agitators are likely to replace older protesters. Leaders say the seniors were initially given command as the younger lot could easily lose control when faced with police and government agencies.
Money, medicine and food will be collected to keep supplies to the demonstrators. Farmers take turns participating in the protests. The idea is to raise the morale of the protesters and increase their agitation.
The peasants’ protest can take a long time. Of a total of 31 Punjab farmers’ unions, 13 belong to communist parties who want to prolong the struggle. You are against the privatization of agriculture and the direct dealings of companies with farmers, as provided for in the agricultural laws. The communists are unwilling to move and in their protest they have made other demands to make the struggle more difficult.
Politics and beyond
While there are a number of political unions affiliated with Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the left are fighting a political battle to save the face. Some apolitical fronts like the Bhartiya Kisan Union are even trying to find a solution as soon as possible ready for appropriate changes in the new company laws.
Experts believe that agriculture diversification is necessary to reduce the reliability of the minimum support price (MSP). Farmers’ unions have different ideologies that could divide the demonstrators in the coming days.
“Farmers unions have different ideologies that can create disagreement and confusion. Poor farmers should have a secure income and the privatization of agriculture should be controlled because it can make agriculture flourish but wipe out farmers.” said Dr. Pramod Kumar, Director of the Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh.
WHAT DO FARMERS SAY?
The protest against the agricultural laws has another aspect. Amrik Singh, 75, is a farmer who sent his grandson to join the protests. He helped the farmers’ unions with money and other goods. Amrik Singh said: “The middlemen and moneylenders stopped lending money to farmers after the new laws were introduced.”
Man Singh, another farmer, said, “We are free for a month. We have a six month fight planned. Young protesters will replace oldies. “
Surinder Singh, a farmer who is dissatisfied with the farm laws, said, “This is the greatest protest of any farmer, which is peaceful despite the arrogant government.”
Although some unions have insisted on a complete withdrawal of agricultural laws, farmers may be ready to return to their fields once they receive an assurance about the MSP and procurement. “We will break off the protest as soon as our real demands of the MSP and the secured procurement are met by a written assurance.”
Master Kuldeep Singh, a farmer, said, “We want a solution soon. The government never consulted us before the legislation was drafted.
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