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Farmers stand in silence at auction11/2/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() And also disturbed that this news, which has global implications, was not given its due. Opal Tometi, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter wrote on Instagram, “Am I the only person who’s scratching their head wondering how there could be such silence around the fact that the people of India waged the largest strike in the history of the world?! Over 250 MILLION PEOPLE flexed their collective power in a courageous act of defiance against exploitation! I’m in awe of the people. The new bills allow traders to stockpile goods and negotiate low prices. Now, farmers have to sell directly to buyers and bypass the government to enter into contract farming. These government regulated markets were established in 1964 during the Green Revolution. The new farming and deregulations laws offer corporations to take advantage of farmers.īefore these bills, farmers sold crops at auction at their state’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) with the promise of getting the Minimum Support Price (MSP). On September 27, 2020, the Indian government signed three ordinances concerning farmers (The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Ordinance, The Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, The Essential Commodities Ordinance). India is facing democratic issues right this second. Punjab, India is referred to as “India’s breadbasket.” More than 60% of the population in India’s labor force and economy depends on agriculture for a living. What does democracy mean to me? It means a collective movement. “My Roots” displays generations of labor and agriculture in a Punjabi household. ![]()
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