{"id":1206,"date":"2021-09-01T20:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2023-05-22T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:21:57","slug":"why-are-farmers-protests-a-nuisance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/why-are-farmers-protests-a-nuisance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are farmers\u2019 protests a nuisance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me to support farmer\u2019s protests, my answer is always\u2026 HELL NO!<br \/>\nBecause I don\u2019t support civic protests of any kind\u2026 (smirk emoji)<br \/>\nSo who exactly should take the blame for farmers suicide?<br \/>\nClimate change-induced risks or faulty market mechanisms or the government policies?<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s my truth gyaan for you on the topic: <\/h2>\n<p>People talk about the farmer&#8217;s sacrifice\u2026 I mean what is that anyway?<br \/>\nYou see, farmers work on the land given by their parents or ancestors to generate income and employment. What the heck is the sacrifice in that!?!<br \/>\nSo why is everyone paying them heed?<br \/>\nBecause of \u2018Vote Bank Politics\u2019!<br \/>\nEach &#038; every political party seems to give them attention only because they can get them elected! And that\u2019s about it.<br \/>\nThe best part? It\u2019s NOT a national farmer\u2019s protest. It\u2019s a Punjab farmer\u2019s (perhaps the richest section of farmers in India) protest!<br \/>\nSo why are they still protesting &#038; getting attention?<br \/>\nThe answer might leave you too perplexed\u2026<br \/>\nWatch my first episode of \u2018Truth Shots with Kapil\u2019 to find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kV418qEIsrQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me to support farmer\u2019s protests, my answer is always\u2026 HELL NO! Because I don\u2019t support civic protests of any kind\u2026 (smirk emoji) So who exactly should take the blame for farmers suicide? Climate change-induced risks or faulty market mechanisms or the government policies? 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