No Achhe Din for Farmers

The BJP had come to power three years ago promising “Achhe Din” for the farmers and agricultural workers. It had promised an end to farmers’ suicides, ensure remunerative prices for crops, more investment in agriculture, expanded employment opportunities and higher wages under MGNREGA, irrigation facilities to all farms, effective insurance, pensions, scientific land acquisition legislation to protect interests of the peasantry and much more. In this interview Vijoo argues that rather than promised “Achhe Din”, the reality is a deepening of the agrarian crisis.