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Farmer protests, dissent, and disappointment
Manage episode 288177571 series 2888675
Former Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain and leader of a farmer collective, Kavitha Kuruganthi, discuss the ongoing farmer protests and what they tell us about dissent, and the process of consultation and policy reform in India.
Highlights –
- Why the process of consultation with farmers failed
- What policymakers seemed to have missed, while making these reforms
- How citizens should protest in a democracy, in order for their dissent to be heard
- How we can move forward, in the spirit of democracy
For more information about IDR, go to www.idronline.org. Also, follow IDR on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram.
Read more:
- Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
- The farm acts: all you need to know
- #FarmLaws2020: A four part video series featuring farmers, investors, among others
- Who are arthiyas?
- Farmers have a right to be heard
- Farmers’ protests: A volunteer’s diary
- “These laws will make us poorer”
- Rebuilding democracy in the 21st century: listening to people not like us
Production by Maed in India
38 эпизодов
Manage episode 288177571 series 2888675
Former Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain and leader of a farmer collective, Kavitha Kuruganthi, discuss the ongoing farmer protests and what they tell us about dissent, and the process of consultation and policy reform in India.
Highlights –
- Why the process of consultation with farmers failed
- What policymakers seemed to have missed, while making these reforms
- How citizens should protest in a democracy, in order for their dissent to be heard
- How we can move forward, in the spirit of democracy
For more information about IDR, go to www.idronline.org. Also, follow IDR on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram.
Read more:
- Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
- The farm acts: all you need to know
- #FarmLaws2020: A four part video series featuring farmers, investors, among others
- Who are arthiyas?
- Farmers have a right to be heard
- Farmers’ protests: A volunteer’s diary
- “These laws will make us poorer”
- Rebuilding democracy in the 21st century: listening to people not like us
Production by Maed in India
38 эпизодов
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