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Is farmer protest a drama? Why did these same farmer unions demanded the 3 laws in 2008 and now they’re protesting?

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Farmers at Singhu Border on outskirts of Delhi protesting against the 3 farm laws [IMAGE – AP Photo]

It is easy to runaway from truth and blame it on government or the media for spreading false narratives but how does one not tell the truth to the people of this country who deserve to know?

In 2008, Lakhs of farmers from Haryana, Punjab and UP staged protests against Congress Party and several farmer union heads were arrested by police as well too unlike today’s protest and the best part is the reason for the protests.

The farmers demanded the Congress to allow Private companies to enter the farming sector so these farmers could sell their crops at a higher rate without the need of middlemen who loot them.

The farmers also demanded that MSP to be removed as they were forced to sell these crops on MSP which did not give them the amount they desired.

And fun fact is that till 2019, they even demanded freedom from arhityas (commission agents) so that farmers could sell their produce wherever the want ad to whomever they want without any interference of a third party.

All these laws were brought in by BJP and now suddenly the farmers are against it?
They protest for something they want and when the government gives it to them, they dont want it?
And still you think politics is not involved in this protest?

The PAPER CLIPS from April 3rd 2008 have been included when the massive protests surfaced for a week in North India to get the 3 laws which were implemented by BJP.

It might be easy for the upper-class rich land owners, agents to comfortably come and sit at the protests while the farm laborers still work in the field of Punjab and Haryana but for the people and lives that are being affected by these protests are not being thought after.

Due to the blockage, the local farmers are forced to destroy their crops as they are not able to sell their produce while these rich protestors keep the city at hostage.

This was our last coverage and analysis report to show how these protests are nothing but opposition’s agenda to create dissent against the central government as they passed a bill and implemented something that they could never do all these years.

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