For farmers, 2021 was a historic year. The farmers not only set an example for how to lead a democratic protest, against all odds, but were also successful in forcing the government to repeal the three farm laws at the heart of the protests.
The year 2022 will reveal the impact of the repeal of these three farm laws on the livelihoods of farmers. Moreover, it is yet to be seen how the issue of Minimum Support Price (MSP) is going to unfold, in light of Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s flip-flop on the repeal of the laws.
The farmers’ protest raises another big question today: were farmers deliberately ignored in the budget because they did not support the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite the repeal of the laws?
India in 2022 can no longer ignore the contribution and importance of agriculture in strengthening the economy and ensuring the well being of the country at large. But innovative
— source thewire.in | Devinder Sharma | 20/Feb/2022