Farmers' Movement: Continuity and Change

After a long lull, farmers in Punjab are once again mobilising over a range of issues, spurred by the need to change the situation that has been leading to the large number of suicides. Most importantly, the movement is seeing a broadbasing cutting across ideological barriers.

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2004-07, Vol.39 (27), p.2964-2966
Main Author: Sucha Singh Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commentary
Crop economics
Crops
Electricity
Farm economics
Farmers
Irrigation water
Police
Rail lines
Suicide
Tenants
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Summary:After a long lull, farmers in Punjab are once again mobilising over a range of issues, spurred by the need to change the situation that has been leading to the large number of suicides. Most importantly, the movement is seeing a broadbasing cutting across ideological barriers.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846