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Laws passed without constitutional authority, against the spirit of Constitution (both of federalism and separation of powers between branches), without any demand for it from the primary stakeholders, without consultation, without even a debate, ... 1/4 https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-before-india-breaks-its-promises-the-cautionary-tale-of-the-american-kisan/368180
....when they threaten to usurp the farmer’s land, when it threatens the very existence of farmers when fundamentally the law is anti-farmer in every sense, how does one accept anything less than a repeal? 2/4 https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-before-india-breaks-its-promises-the-cautionary-tale-of-the-american-kisan/368180
We seem to be at our own 1971 ‘Get Big or Get Out’ moment in agri. Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Big is not necessarily beautiful esp in agriculture. And what’s good for ‘Jagat Seths’ may not be good for India. 3/4 https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-before-india-breaks-its-promises-the-cautionary-tale-of-the-american-kisan/368180
The ruling dispensation (known as a party of traders) has a brilliant chance to prove their wider credentials by repealing these laws like they have repealed 1420 ‘obsolete’ laws in their 1st term. Most of all, following raj dharma, is an honourable way to avoid Mahabharat. 4/4
