This article was written by Indra Shekhar Singh. Indra is an independent agri-policy analyst and an agri-talk show host and writer. He was the former Director of Policy and Outreach at the National Seed Association of India (NSAI). Indra Tweets at @indrassingh. After a year, and...
‘We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. We spoke about the Andolan and communal harmony. It was up to the people to go and vote as per their free will,’ says Rakesh Tikait. Rakesh Tikait had just...
Palanpur: With the coming of the green mango season, Rakesh Tikait spent some time in Gujarat early this month, in an attempt to “seed a revolution”. The battle lines were already drawn before Tikait’s journey to the state — the Gujarat government recently arrested Bharitya Kisan Union leader...
Chautala: A no-confidence motion in Haryana, a farmer revolution growing in their backyard and an ongoing tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for the state — the Chautala clan have had a lot on their plate over the last few months. Both factions of the clan — Dushyant’s...
As the Samyukta Kisan Morcha was blocking roads all across India on March 26 and celebrating Bharat Bandh, the situation in Ahmedabad got out of hand. The Bharatiya Kisan Union’s (BKU) Yudhvir Singh was arrested in the middle of a press conference. The arresting officer,...
With the state government's Land Reform Bill coming as a death knell for farmers, the Delhi protest against the farm laws has breathed new life into farmers' struggle. Hubali-Dharwad: By 5 pm a white i20 car adorned with a green ryot (farmer) flag was occupied by...
Until the farmers’ movement succeeds in making their voice heard in Parliament, the political parties will keep manipulating them While the farmer leaders are busy campaigning against the three farm laws, building a pan-India farmers’ movement, something in Delhi has changed. The Opposition parties like the...
As the farmers’ protest against farm laws enters the summer season, they brave high temperatures and the paucity of basic necessities. As an orange sun hung over the Tikri border; Rakesh Tikait along with other leaders was addressing the gathering of farmers on the 99th evening...
Farmers in India are engaged in nearly the same fight U.S. farmers waged 40 years ago—against the same corporate interests. Spring has finally come to Delhi after a harsh winter. Yellow mustard fields are gravid with seed, and adolescent green wheat ears dance to the sound...
The Finance Minister’s plans to fix India's agriculture sector leave a lot to be desired and these tall claims should be taken with a pinch of salt The message from the Union Budget 2021-22 is clear — Credit, Corporatisation and Disinvestment. Rahul Gandhi promptly tweeted “crony...