Write a short note on types of farmers in India 4 marks
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The 2020 Indian farmers' protest is an ongoing protest against the three farm acts which were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts have been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many major farmer unions,[4][5] and farmer unions and politicians from the opposition also say it would leave farmers at the "mercy of corporates".[6][7]
2020 Indian farmers' protest
2020 Indian farmers' protest - Art, pen and people.jpg
Date
9 August 2020 – ongoing[1]
Location
India
Caused by
Passing of three Farm bills by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Goals
Revocation of all the three Farm Bills
Legally ensure minimum support price (MSP)
Raise MSP to at least 50% more than cost of average weighted production
Revoke Commission of Air Quality in NCR and adjoining areas (2020)
To Implement the recommendations of National Commission on Farmers
To take back all the cases registered against farm union leaders, writers, human right activists, poets and intellectuals
To reduce diesel prices by 50% for agricultural activities
To revoke Electricity (amendment) Ordinance (2020)
Methods
Gherao
Dharna
Raasta roko
Demonstration
Status
Ongoing
Parties to the civil conflict
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee
Bharatiya Kisan Union
Number
Unverified
Casualties and losses
15 farmers dead [2][3]
Soon after the acts were introduced, unions began holding local protests, mostly in Punjab . After two months of protests, farmers— notably from Rajasthan and Haryana— began a movement named 'Dilli Chalo' (transl. Let's go to Delhi), in which tens of thousands of farmers marched towards the nation's capital. Police and law enforcement used water cannons and tear gas to prevent the farmers from entering Delhi.[8] On 26 November, a nationwide general strike that reportedly involved approximately 0.25 billion people took place in support of the farmers according to the trade unions that organised the protests.[9] On 30 November, India Today estimated that between 200,000 and 300,000 farmers were converging at various border points on the way to Delhi.[10]
Over 500 farmer unions have been protesting.[11] Transport unions representing over 14 million truckers, bus drivers and taxi drivers have come out in support of the farmers, threatening to halt movement of supplies in certain states.[12] After the government failed to accept the farmers' demands during talks on 4 December, the farmers planned to escalate the action to another India-wide strike on 8 December 2020.[13] From 12 December, farmers sieged the toll plazas and allowed free movement.[14]