The government says the three farm laws are much-needed reforms. The farmers insist they be repealed as they offer an unfair advantage to private players and strip them of their legal recourse. Who’ll blink?
The damp patch on the blanket is growing by the minute. Rain is falling steadily through the holes in the tarpaulin roof of Kartar Singh’s makeshift home. Each drop pricks the skin like a needle, its bite intensified by the crisp January breeze. Singh, his turban soaking wet with rain, is unfazed and simultaneously amused at my discomfort. He extends a cup of hot tea and shifts slightly to his right. On cue, five others huddled in the trolley shift, leaving me enough space to stay out of the rain. Singh then breaks into an easy smile.
“We are used …
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