180 kilometres in 6 days from rural areas to the financial capital is indeed one of the greatest marches by our kisans. Swelled foot, bleeding toes, wrinkled faces and dusty hands marched all their way towards the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. Wrapped in red under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha, all are determined to make their demands get accepted from the ruling RSS-BJP government.
I was pretty upset after the Left's humiliating defeat in Tripura and was seeing it as one of the worst electoral scenarios for the Left after Independence. But even though, there was a weakening feeling in Tripura, the AIKS strengthened me and showed all of us the strength of Left. It is only through these types of grassroot movements can India's Left get into the hearts of the citizens.
Agrarian distress has been continuously haunting our country and with years passing by, there has been a steep increase in the case of farmer suicides especially in the states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka. Farmers have been facing the wrath of the lack of supporting and adequate policies from successive governments on the issues such as increasing the MSP, immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, waivering of farm loans and compensation for crop losses due to unfavourable climatic conditions. All these distressing circumstances forced the farmers of Maharashtra to act, regardless of the losses which they would suffer on losing a day's farming. They have set aside all their losses and marched along collectively with their bare feet braving the scorching heat. This March can be termed as one of the historical movements on the part of our farmers.
As I had said earlier, that for the present situation in our country, India's Left is the only viable alternative and it is only if the Left organizes such mass movements, will they reach the hearts of every common man. These are the so called grassroot level activities which will never be seen from the RSS which has been working in the grassroot level to spread hatred among various communities using the age old method of "Divide and Rule" used by the Europeans. Right through its history, there has never been any instance when the RSS has played a pivotal role in any peasant movements.
Witnessing the massive support which our farmers have got from the Mumbai residents, one thing is sure - that there is a farmer inside every Indian as most of the "Urbaners" are the harvest of the rural seeds sown years ago.
I was pretty upset after the Left's humiliating defeat in Tripura and was seeing it as one of the worst electoral scenarios for the Left after Independence. But even though, there was a weakening feeling in Tripura, the AIKS strengthened me and showed all of us the strength of Left. It is only through these types of grassroot movements can India's Left get into the hearts of the citizens.
Agrarian distress has been continuously haunting our country and with years passing by, there has been a steep increase in the case of farmer suicides especially in the states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka. Farmers have been facing the wrath of the lack of supporting and adequate policies from successive governments on the issues such as increasing the MSP, immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, waivering of farm loans and compensation for crop losses due to unfavourable climatic conditions. All these distressing circumstances forced the farmers of Maharashtra to act, regardless of the losses which they would suffer on losing a day's farming. They have set aside all their losses and marched along collectively with their bare feet braving the scorching heat. This March can be termed as one of the historical movements on the part of our farmers.
As I had said earlier, that for the present situation in our country, India's Left is the only viable alternative and it is only if the Left organizes such mass movements, will they reach the hearts of every common man. These are the so called grassroot level activities which will never be seen from the RSS which has been working in the grassroot level to spread hatred among various communities using the age old method of "Divide and Rule" used by the Europeans. Right through its history, there has never been any instance when the RSS has played a pivotal role in any peasant movements.
Witnessing the massive support which our farmers have got from the Mumbai residents, one thing is sure - that there is a farmer inside every Indian as most of the "Urbaners" are the harvest of the rural seeds sown years ago.
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