New Delhi:
The farmers have won a battle and would now get ready for the war - or the bigger war where hundreds of them would have to ensure that their respective familiesare able to run.
Protesting farmers at Singhu - not far from India's national capital - had started to pack up their trolleys and bags. The outcome was known as on November 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modihad announced withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws.
Subsequently, a Repeal Bill was carried through in Parliament.
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One of longest protests by the agrarian community had begun on November 25, 2020when thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, marched towards Delhi.In fact, the violent march on Jan 26, 2021 had forces people to raised eyebrows and severalquestions.Even there was an attempt for siege on Red Fort and creditably the Delhi police and other securitypersonnel only showed a restraint.
"Good politics has harmed farmers and horticulturists especially in hill states that do not have a Mandi system of post-production operations," says B. Tuton Kumar , a social activist and Modi-admirer
in Tripura.He says: "The repeal of three contentious farm laws signals a big cost to the country that required farm reforms. Instead, it was a victory for a section of farmers or the 'rich farmers' in some parts of UP and Punjab and Haryana".
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said, “The Andolan has been suspended. The Unions will meet again on January 15 to review and ensure whether the government has kept its promises and agreed to our proposals sincerely".
A formal communication from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and a "signed letter" was placed before the farm unions and finally the decision has been made to suspend the stir.
The farmers would now go back home.
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