FARMERS STRUGGLE IN INDIA

The farmers in India are in struggle for quite sometime. So far the discussions with the central government could yield no result. It is high time for the Indian farmers to sit together and find ways and means to resolve their long pending issues. If the government is not prepared to come out for a fruitful discussion  the farmers have to find answers for their 

own questions. The first and prime most thing they may have to understand is that they are the backbone of this country; for that matter farmers are the backbone of every country in the world. Until they stand straight others cannot even stand. It is to be submitted, therefore,  for the consideration of the agitating farmers to call off the nation wide strike after evaluating the following suggestions.

At first they may have to relook into all their demands. They may decide what is needed from the government and what they don't need. Primarily what are to be asked to from the government: (i)

Free irrigation for farming area, (ii) Free/subsidised electricity for all agricultural activities, (iii) Subsidised fertilizers, (iv) Necessary infrastructure for the entire farming region, (v) National and international know-how on agriculture from time to time. These must be enough for the Indian farmers from state or central governments. Then comes the disputed issue; marketing. Better it is to be managed by the farmers themselves. They may open thousands of marketing outlets across the country. What type of establishment it should be and how it should be managed by is also to be decided jointly by the farmers.

With this arrangement and an agreement between the farmers and the respective governments the existing issues can be resolved amicably. No country can claim any economic development if a single farmer's eyes are wet.

KV George

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