Central govt is appeasing the sikh farmers of Punjab by providing msp power and fertilizer subsidy while crushing Bihar .
Punjab was never a rice belt state but still it gets maximum FCI quota. While Bihar gets nothing .Now the issue has become very complex due to multiple factors
Bihar and westbengal are rice belt but central govt doesn't allocate any quota for procurement from any of these states.
80k crore is the total value of MSP. And center procures 100% of Punjab produce at MSP. Then same Punjab grains are dumped in Bihar through PDS and it further depresses paddy prices in Bihar.
Bihar per capita income is already lowest in country and the Punjab lobby is completely killing farmers of Bihar.
Punjab uses 3.5 times water for same amount of crop which Bihar produce in addition to that stubble burning.
Further Punjab uses higher level of pesticides than permissible EU standards to maximize yield. But govt can't export that shitty quality rice due to high chemical content.
So you should ask why Punjab farmers are protesting inspite of all this privilege ?
The answer is many farmers and traders of Bihar send their paddy to Punjab to sell it at MSP because market price is 1000 to 1200 & msp is 1888 rupees. So Punjab farmers want to stop interstate trade
Most of the farming is done in Punjab by laborers of Bihar who were once farmers but couldn't get proper price
But you should now ask why Bihar farmers are not protesting against Punjab privilege
The answer is there has never been any procurement in Bihar since decades and our poor farmers don't even know that what is MSP. Our leaders are crooks.
When APMC was abolished in Bihar Bihar failed to attract agricultural based industries because no leader stood for us sincerely and honestly.
But now there is awareness being created slowly and now some Bihar farmers go to Punjab mandis to sell at msp. That's why Punjab wants to close its mandis for Bihar. Govt cant provide MSP to all because it is very costly. Punjab farmers can't compete against Bihar farmers in open market.
No media or leader is raising the issue of Bihar farmers. If govt will ban inter state trade then Bihar farmers will be forced to stop farming
Ideally the path of Bihar farmers was right because center can't provide MSP to all but center can't treat two states differently which it is doing now.
Now imagine if center pull MSP on paddy whole economy of Punjab can collapse and Bihar will be the biggest gainer . because Bihar farmers can sell their produce at lower cost than Punjab because we are habituated to it.
If center today will stop interstate trade ban between Punjab and Bihar whole protests will stop within seconds.
Punjab farmers can't express their greed in open media and thats why they are talking about MSP and confusing media when asked why they are protesting .
On summarizing this issue Punjab farmers are under protection of MSP and they fear competing with Bihar farmers. These farm bills uplifts inter state trade barrier and links the market of Punjab and Bihar.
If Agriculture minister continues to discriminate Bihar & will not stop spoonfeeding Punjab then Bihar farmers will organize themselves at much larger scale.
Not a single kisan neta of Punjab nor the CM of Punjab can say it openly that continue discrimination with Bihar thats why closed door meetings are being arranged.
Punjab farmers are demanding MSP as law but central govt can't do it because govt will become bankrupt and if the law will be made center can't deny the procurement in Bihar just like Punjab.
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