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A legal guarantee for an MSP that already exists. Its extension to all farm produce. They do not want the government to procure all crops. Nor are they secessionists. It is time to bust the propaganda

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Farmers’ protest 2.0: On the difficult road to MSP

The movement for a legally backed MSP has the potential to give the opposition a second wind before the Lok Sabha election.
Anando Bhakto

New books on the shelves

A reimagination of the Biblical archetype of a “wicked woman”, an investigation into the religious taboos around sex, and much more.

Letters

Readers respond to Frontline’s coverage

Editor’s Note: India’s war against its own farmers

The government’s ferocious reaction is a naked admission of its extreme fear of its own people, its fear of the potency of peaceful protest.
Vaishna Roy

‘There is nothing called non-political’: Hannan Mollah

The AIKS vice president explains why the Samyukta Kisan Morcha did not support the breakaway faction’s “Dilli Chalo” call.
T.K. Rajalakshmi

‘Vision of vikas passes through agriculture’: Devinder Sharma

The agricultural expert says making MSP a legal mechanism is the way forward.
Ashutosh Sharma
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