Revitalising Indian Agriculture and New Farm Laws: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

AMOGH HEBBAR, SHREYANS PARAKH
2022 Neith Law & Humanities Journal  
This essay begins with a brief introduction of the infamous farm laws and briefly explains its various provisions. The advantages of the legislation, which the media has failed to highlight time and again, are then explored. Consequently, the evident flaws in the legislation and how it directly benefits the private sector and causes harm to the farmers, whom the bill is intended to benefit. Therefore, an understanding of both the sides of the coin are provided and it is up to the reader to
more » ... tain the efficacy of the bills. The infamous protests orchestrated by the farmers against the legislations are also briefly touched on. Whether they are right or wrong, a procedural history of the passage of the legislations has been given to highlight the hasty and uncoordinated manner by which they were passed. The role of non-state actors and the media towards the protests must be assessed. Lastly, it would be prudent to examine the moments wherein the protestors crossed the line and chose anarchy. The paper concludes by offering a few solutions to the dilemma at hand.
doi:10.55012/acadsa.2022.1.1.1 fatcat:cewf4kcg4bcxndforqguh3ar2u