National cost of 'illegal farm laws' to India as a nation? - thread

Continuous protests going on in punjab & haryana since June 2020.
Single day protests called by various Kisan & Mazdoor unions in other states also since June 2020. 1/n
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#RepealBlackLaws

Many days of stopped work, leading up to 25 Nov.
Railways not operating in Punjab for months.
Supplies for industry and coal plants being stopped. 2/n

#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

25th Nov onwards:
Police destroying public taxpayers infra(roads, bridges, etc).
Mass deployment of police in Haryana and Delhi.
Police blockading multiple highways of Delhi. 3/n
#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

Disruption of life for crores of people with farmers protesting in various parts of India, starting in november. 4/n
#DilliChalo
#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

Unnecessary efforts from months now, by ...Agriculture Ministry in PR & protests, Railways Ministry, Home(internal security) Ministry, 5/n
#DilliChalo
#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

Defence Ministry (small disurption to their supply lines to Pak, China border), Ministry of External affairs(Foriegn Ministry - Canadian PM speech, condemnation from different lawmakers). 6/n
#DilliChalo
#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

And some of these are ongoing costs. Still don't know how much more is to come.

Whether all these costs were necessary? Any benefit to India or Indian citizens? Think.
7/n (shall continue, as this develops).
#DilliChalo
#RepealBlackLaws
#SpeakUpForFarmers
#8दिसंबर_भारत_बंद

@sonaliranade
Ma'am, your views on the national costs of 'Illegal Farm Laws' and #FarmersProtests ?