R Jagannathan wrote on October 4 on the tough choices before the Modi government on the farm bill and whether the government should cave in to the farmers' demands or stand its ground on agricultural reforms.
Tragic deaths of some farmers and BJP workers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh suggest that the farmer agitation is doing more harm than good. It cannot lead to better outcomes even if the government gives in to all their demands.
The claim is that a convoy belonging to a BJP minister’s son ploughed into a group of agitating farmers, and angry farmers then lynched some BJP workers in retaliation. But we need to take these claims with a pinch of salt, for it is highly improbable that any convoy will randomly run over farmers unless the driver(s) panicked for some reason. The lynching of BJP workers cannot be condoned when we are so free in condemning other kinds of lynchmobs.
Tragic deaths of some farmers and BJP workers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh suggest that the farmer agitation is doing more harm than good. It cannot lead to better outcomes even if the government gives in to all their demands.
The claim is that a convoy belonging to a BJP minister’s son ploughed into a group of agitating farmers, and angry farmers then lynched some BJP workers in retaliation. But we need to take these claims with a pinch of salt, for it is highly improbable that any convoy will randomly run over farmers unless the driver(s) panicked for some reason. The lynching of BJP workers cannot be condoned when we are so free in condemning other kinds of lynchmobs.