The Farmers’ Protest 3.0 is set to make its debut soon. August will mark the latest chapter in a series of large-scale demonstrations by India’s farmers-turned-Andolanjeevi. These so-called protests are driven by the Deep State money. And their aim is to keep the Modi administration in the news for all the wrong reasons.
The first protest was sparked by the introduction of new agricultural laws, which were later repealed by the Union Government. The Farmers’ Protest 2.0 demanded MSP guarantees, even though the rejected Farm Laws that promised this very guarantee. The Toolkit Protest 2.0 was dismantled at significant costs to ego, image, and cost of living. Now, the farmers are ready to launch another protest in the name of an MSP that is already guaranteed to them. Let’s talk!
Farmers’ Protest 3.0: The Drama Of Demands
Farmers are marching towards Delhi for another farmers protest. They appears and are getting ready to move towards Delhi and all the preparations they have made for long struggle against Delhi. #FarmersProtest2024#Legalize_MSP#FarmersLiveMatters pic.twitter.com/dTPOO8SLCZ
— Anil Jha (@AnilJha58772137) July 23, 2024
Farmers’ Protest 3.0 articulates several key demands. Their publicly stated aim is ‘economic security and fair treatment’ within the agricultural sector. However, central to their demands is the implementation of a Minimum Support Price or MSP. This time they want a legal guarantee on MSP by the government, which will be detrimental to the nation’s pocket!
Farmers To Hit Delhi Streets Again? HC Orders Haryana To Clear Shambhu Border Of Roadblocks | Watch#TNDIGITALVIDEOS #FarmersProtest #Delhi pic.twitter.com/jiuPnrUVxu
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 16, 2024
Farmers’ rights regarding MSP are already protected by the Union Government.
Thus, farmers can sell at MSP to the government or at market prices to others, whichever is more beneficial to them. Therefore, the Andolanjeevi demand for an MSP is not about the security of sale at a set minimum price but about a legal guarantee of sale. This legal guarantee clause could potentially burden the government with significant losses due to these Andolanjeevis and their demands.
#WATCH | Post Budget 2024, Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait says "They (Centre) might find this budget good on the papers but it is not going to benefit the farmers on the ground. Companies that will teach organic farming to the farmers are going to benefit from this. Govt should pay… pic.twitter.com/9YF5dE7zE8
— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2024
The Farmers’ Protest seeks more benefits, in the name of security. However, the Kissan Nidhi signed by Modi 3.0 already answers their call for help. And the special provisions in the Budget 2024 promise more assistance to the farmers. Therefore, the true cause of the Farmers’ Protest 3.0 is to protest against the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita. Coincidentaly, the intent of these professional Andolanjeevis aligns perfectly with that of INDI-Alliance and their demand to recall the imposition of BNS in Bharat.
The First Act of Modi 3.0: PM Kisan Nidhi Funds
As his first act in office, PM Modi signed off on the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi funds. This ₹20,000 crore disbursement will benefit approximately 9.3 crore farmers across India, aiming to commit to Kisan Kalyan or farmer welfare. The benefits of the recalled Farm Laws are being demanded by the Andlonajeevis but on their terms!
The Farmers’ Protest 3.0 wants more ‘freebies’ termed as ‘welfare’ to the tune of lakhs of crores!
The Union Government has implemented the Swaminathan Committee’s recommendations to set MSPs for 23 crops at a minimum of 50% above the weighted average cost of production. However, the demand of Legal Guarantee on MSP by the Andolanjeevis would increase the burden on the exchequer by more than ₹10 lakh crore. Thus, the Farmers’ Protest 3.0 is nothing short of blackmail, and they expect the nation and Modi government to repeatedly bow to them as Annadaata!
Two days back Yogendra Yadav stated that the next few years will see street protests!!!
Today Punjab farmers are planning a march to Delhi in a completely unrelated matter to farming …
Coincidence or Connivance?
My Nation is full of such bandicoots 🐀
— VINOD KUMAR 🇮🇳 (@veekay122002) July 23, 2024
Farmers’ Protest 3.0: The Next Wave
अपनी मांगों को लेकर किसान एक बार फिर तैयार हैं और दिल्ली कूच करने की तैयारी में हैं. किसान नेता सरवन सिंह ने कहा कि पूरे देश में ट्रैक्टर मार्च निकाला जाएगा. #FarmersProtest #delhi #shambhuborder #bhopal #india #emtnews #indianmedia #MPNews #music #entertainment pic.twitter.com/Esb4Kjo5a7
— EMT NEWS – SACHIN MISHRA (@p981gy3JG2hiccj) July 23, 2024
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have announced plans for a series of nationwide protests in the coming days. They plan to burn Modi effigies after marching en masse to district headquarters on 1st August 2024. Thereafter, they plan a nationwide “tractor morcha” on 15th August 2024. The Andolanjeevis claim to push for the Legal Guarantee of MSP. However, under the guise of MSP, they plan to assist the Opposition in protesting the imposition of the new Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). Just watch them look for RaGa soon!
A Political Toolkit In Action?
सच्चे किसानो को, इन्ही जैसे आंदोलनजीवी ( कांग्रेस समर्थक ) लोगो ने बदनाम कर रखा है 😡…!!#FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/tH03OVJex4
— OBC Community 🎙️ (@OBC_Unity1008) July 23, 2024
Critics argue that the Farmers’ Protest has become a political toolkit in the hands of anti-India forces and the Opposition alike. The planned protests seem an attempt to undermine the Modi Government by creating unrest and inconvenience for all. The Haryana HC’s latest directive to remove obstacles placed as a deterrent at Haryana state borders shows that the toolkit has activated itself! Why else would the HC demand the clearing of obstacles when tensions are simmering between protestors and authorities? Haryana goes to elections soon, and these Andolanjeevis need to earn the trust of their masters. Hence, even the HC is asking why the borders are being monitored!
VIDEO | Advocate Vasu Ranjan Shandilya informs about Supreme Court hearing on Shambhu border blockade. Here's what he said.
"The HC had instructed to open the Shambhu border on July 10. It was closed for 5 months. People were affected. We welcome the HC order. But Haryana govt… pic.twitter.com/cVWhb9AZIi
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2024
And why are these Farmers called Andlonajeevi? Well, they have been sitting in protest for 200 days!!! Do these wealthy farmers not need to work on their land? How are they free to protest for 200 days? Are the states of Punjab and Haryana not farming this year? The answers to these questions unmask the realities of these farmers. The toolkit is on standby and is undeterred by the soft approach of Modi 2.0.
Therefore, the question arises is Modi 3.0 ready to face the intensity of their protests a third time?
As the nation braces for Farmers’ Protest 3.0, the stakes are high. Modi 3.0’s Alliance partners and their collective resolve will be tested in how these Andolanjeevis are tamed. PM Modi needs to assure law and order for the nation. And he needs to ensure that only the genuine concerns of genuine farmers are addressed. The Andolanjeevis cannot be allowed to hold the nation to ransom. Any show of meekness or delay in action by NDA will ensure that the Opposition will go for the kill. Will the NDA clear this Agnipariksha? Only time will tell!