The Farmers Ordinance/bill and the Farmers' Bharat Bandh protest explained : a thread

The 3 ordinances passed are aimed at privatising the agricultural sector, by limiting the boundaries of farmers & stopping free trading. This allows corporate buyers & MNCs to dictate which crops the farmers grow & what price they sell it for, leading to liberalisation of farming

Both Ambani & Adani have invested heavily in the agri & food sector. Ambani's wealth has doubled since the lockdown, whereas farmers have died by suicide & hunger because of the recession. Also, agriculture & markets are State subjects, so the Center can't make laws for farmers

Oppn parties & even BJP allies asked for a vote on the bill. The rule states even if one member of the House asks for a resolution to be put to vote, it should be. The constitutional right was denied, BJP passed the bills with a voice vote while the oppn raised slogans against it

The media was absent as this outright violation of the constitution took place in parliament. Later videos were circulated of Derek O'Brien tearing the rule book, when he only showed the rule book to the speaker, asking him for the bill to be put to a vote, as written in the rule

Farmers have been protesting against the bill for weeks, but the BJP like always has declined to change its stand. There have been cases of p***** lathi-charging the farmers who were protesting. The BJP continues to say the bills will benefit the farmers & refuses to budge at all

As the Bharat Bandh is taking place around the country, the BJP has diverted your attention from it by investigating Deepika Padukone in the drugs case. The media has helped the govt as always by refusing to cover the farmers protest against the govt & showing Bollywood gossip