The problem with “MSP”-
It is guaranteed minimum price offered for 25 crops to farmers but out of these, Wheat & Rice are important because most farmers are growing that. Even to the level that unusual states like Punjab for Rice is growing that.
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every year & that reassures farmers that these crops are safe options. Tech in agriculture makes Wheat & Rice safer than others to grow so farmers won’t just switch to other crops.
Result- year by year bumper production of wheat & rice & maximum in storage of FCI godowns
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gets rotten or eaten by rodents.
Now- with new agri bills, private companies or people can buy crops & certainly they won’t waste it by keeping it in godowns. It will be used for export or food processing industry.
Other thing, if MSP is not fix, Farmers will look for
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growing more number of crops rather than “safe” wheat & rice again & again! This will increase Protein rich pulses production of India.
BILL IS NOT PRO OR ANTI FARMERS!
Bill is simply trying to stabilise agriculture with respect to the market. Market means demand-supply
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relationship. If everything was alright in agriculture till now, why 4k farmers commit suicide every year? Why agriculture is negligible in GDP of India? Why 50% working population is wasted in Agriculture?
Things were not good & it will need alternatives to correct them!
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The change is something which might be inconvenient to some but in longer run, it will save agriculture in India. We cannot be always a country who just grows high amount of food but people can’t afford it because of poverty. Ultimate goal is to reduce the poverty, not to
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keep the status quo alive in farms. There is competition in market. Can you ever avoid competition in your life? Should you not look up for other fields if somewhere you are unable to compete? MSP will be offered still in Govt Mandis but don’t expect that “FREE MARKET” will
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offer it too. They can’t and they should not. To give more net sown area to other crops, to increase farmers’ income, to increase farm size, to increase funds in agriculture, Reforms are needed.
Current bills are a step towards the reform. Welcome it.
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We Rajasthanis sit silently and create no nuisance in peace of India. 1. Our language is not recognised by Constitution. That means 4-5 crore people are away from legal aid, govt offices and mentally feel less educated.
2. Our Northern states do not give us our water.
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3. Madhya Pradesh goes to court when we want to create a dam on Chambal river for drinking water supply of 13 districts.
4. Our resources are stolen by mining Mafia every day.
5. Our southern state Gujarat is not giving us a canal route to Arabian Sea.
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All these things affect me and my people of Rajasthan. Yet, we never stand and challenge Indian union like that stupid Amritpal.
You all in other states do not even care about our problems. Yet we say Padharo Mhare Desh. Lacs of Bihari students study here.
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Arjun got a job of night watchman at a famous school. 6 PM to 6 AM, it was an easy job. He found out that he was the only guard at a school this big. It was unusual, but perhaps cameras and busy locality is enough deterrent for thieves, he thought.
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Arjun made first round of school as night engulfed the city. Buildings like schools are clanking at day but as silent as a morgue in night. Arjun was closing the lights behind him after ensuring everything was all right. Classrooms, alleys, auditoriums, and the playground.
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Then he went to guard’s room and browsed youtube while having his dinner. Night was getting darker, he was not habitual of staying awake at nights. It was his first day after all! He dozed off. Around 2 AM, he woke up by the noise. Loud noise coming from the school.
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Do you know about Justice Radha Binod Pal or have watched miniseries Tokyo Trial on Netflix? It’s one of the less spoken works of Irrfan Khan.
What exactly was Tokyo Trial?
Let me give you some background first.
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After the World War 2 ended, Allied powers decided to legally punish Nazi officers and organisations as war criminals. They set a joint Military Tribunal and started trials called Nuremberg Trials. The verdicts and arbitrariness of the Nuremberg trials became controversial.
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So, when Japan surrendered, Allied nations again set a military tribunal to punish Japanese war criminals. There were many hidden reasons for this “Tokyo trial”.
1. To give legitimacy to controversial Nuremberg trial. 2. Act like just powers to punish crime legally.
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Allama Iqbal, arguably among the greatest poet of modern times wrote Shikwa in 1909. The poem was hated by muslims and a blasphemy case was registered on him.
But, there are parts in poems which are anti hindu in letter.
In this, he wants everyone in India to become muslim.
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In this line, there is a historical reference to destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni. It is said that he was offered money to spare the Shiva idol but he destroyed it with a hammer.
When top writer of Urdu was doing this, cannot even talk about others.
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But then, Iqbal is also the maker of the famous revolutionary song “Saare jahaan se achcha, Hindostan hamara.”
He made sure that he corrupted even that with religious overtone. Later version of Saare Jahaan se achcha, starts with these lines.
It is a common question. So, let me tell you why is the problem and ignorance towards Urdu.
1. In mid 19th century, Mughal Empire ended and all of its bureaucracy, employees started Urdu movement. In that, they wanted Urdu as official language.
2. Then Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and others turned Urdu into a religious identity of Muslims. All muslim organisations supported it.
3. Simultaneously, Hindi movement was going on. Urdu supporters called Urdu as sophisticated language and Hindi the vulgar form.
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4. Then came Muslim League in picture which again pushed for Urdu identity of Muslims.
5. In 2 nation theory, the language difference was emphasised. The use of Urdu by muslims was shown as symbol of different muslim nation. Obviously, it created a wedge in society.
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