In year 2020, where the world is dealing with numerous calamities and pandemics, various other activities which are against nature are playing their roles which bring a huge disaster in the world. Every country is dealing with their problems and suffering which cause them disaster, India is suffering from one other pandemic that is running during the outbreak ofcovid-19 that is protests of the farmers which bring another revolution in the history of India. The parliament of India has introduced three new bills relating to farming which brings an outbreak or recession in Indian agriculture, the three bills introduced bring the farmers in such an anger that cause another disaster in India. Farmers are so hyper in India that they started protesting against the Central Government.
The parliament of India has introduced three bills for farmers namely:

The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020

The Farmer produce trade and commerce (promotion and facilitation) Bill, 2020 provides that the bill shall transform the agricultural sector in India and it shall bring rise in income of a farmer and it will make an farmer independent from all the controls from the government sector and other who controls agricultural markets in India. It creates a system where famers can directly deal with purchasers through digital source which helps in less charge in transportation and other costs which results into growth of small and marginal farmers. This eliminated the involvement of middle-man or intermediaries. The bills give freedom to farmer to directly deal with sale and purchase of their production and reduce the costs.

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 givers power to farmer relating to pricing, production, distribution and the profit earned. Its gives effect to buying and purchasing of crops by adopting new modern technologies directly dealing with sellers, retailers, wholesalers, aggregators, exporters and retailers. It helps in enhancing the income of the farmers and also provides for effective dispute resolution with disputes redressals in case of disputes, in which they do not need to go to court they will just have to approach to redressals for their complaint. It wholly gives power to the farmer to set the price and he entitled to whole profit. Once the seller signs the contracts the purchasers will have to pick the material himself.

The Essential commodities (Amendment) Bill

The Essential commodities (Amendment) Bill basically it empowers the Central government to control on the commodities which means the central government can decide that which commodity is essential and the central government may regulate the supply production and other activities relating to commodities, on the other hand it also keeps a check on the stock limit. The bill provides that the stock must be kept when the retail price of the commodity is really high and 50% storage on the commodities which are perishable in nature.
The three bills introduced in the parliament have had a adverse reaction from the farmers across the country. Farmers from all over the India, have come together to protest against these bills as they found that these bills are not in the favor of farmers, they are for the benefits of the politicians and other sectors of the government. Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh are the mostly effected states, not only the farmers the opposition parties are protesting against the 2020, bills. They are protesting on the following grounds that

  • It will stop the attainment of MSP (Minimum Support Price).
  • It gives free wills to the farmers that there can sell their production where they want but it can adversely affects the Mandis in the market.
  • It will also have adverse effect on other digital platforms like E-NAM.
  •  These Bills are against the small and marginal farmers as under contract farming the farmer need an investor for financial support but the problem arises who will invest in small and marginal productions.
  • The farmers think that these bills are an attack on them as it can be use for exploitation by the private corporate.
  • The most important aspects are that agriculture is a state subject and the parliament or central government has no power make legislation on this matter.
  • They protesting that it will defeat the green revolution.

The Central Government introduced the bills for the benefits of the farmers but it has turned into a turmoil for this community. What has the bill really done? Is it farmer not realizing the advantages or is it an eye wash to give the corporates the power to exploit the farmer.