

In our view, here are the seven main reasons why the Modi-Shah BJP has failed to convince the farmers.

Because, an idea is only as good or as bad as those most affected find it. That’s why it is important that we understand what went wrong here. There isn’t any low-hanging fruit left in the reform orchard. The days of incremental reform by stealth are over. Nevertheless, all substantive reform has to be marketed politically. Which is tragic, because these laws are reformist, bold, and would help farmers by and large, rather than harm them. It is a setback if not an outright defeat or surrender. You choose the description for the Modi government’s predicament on its farm reform laws. Cop-out, mission abandoned, cold feet, tactical retreat, stalemate.
