Farmers Movement Archive

Agitation impact

The outcome of the special Assembly session called by the Punjab Cabinet remains to be seen. While the state government says it is mulling legislative and legal action, the farmers have been insisting on talking to the Centre to find a way out of the impasse. The priority, both for the government and the farmers for now, especially with the festival season approaching, should be the smooth lifting of paddy crop this season and prepare the fields for the rabi crop.The Centre needs to take the farmers into confidence and allay their apprehensions over protecting the MSP and the mandi system. The unrest is only increasing as farmers are stopping trucks bringing crops from other states and demanding the registration of cases against those involved in this trade. The agitation also has implications for the law and order situation in the state. All political parties need to come together to find a way out of the imbroglio.

The Tribune

2020-10-20