The asymmetrical equation between the powerful buyer and the much weaker seller does not change with the farm bills.
Two of the three Farm Bills cleared Rajya Sabha on Sunday, September 20, 2020, under rather unpleasant circumstances. The Third Bill got passed on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, when the Opposition had boycotted the session.
These are important bills and they needed to be debated properly in Parliament and then put to vote. Unfortunately, neither was much time allowed for debate nor was a division vote allowed. Instead, a voice vote that depends more on lung power than the actual number of votes counted saw them getting passed. This sets a bad precedent. https://www.prosaicview.com/no-succour-for-the-small-farmer/
This article was first published by ProsaicView.
The ground reality is different, I agree. But I do not completely agree with the author that the bill isn’t really benefitting farmers. The scenario of a powerful buyer and a weak seller is not only in this sector…