What made Chaudhary Charan Singh a true champion of the Indian farmer

Charan Singh, the first 'kisan' PM, played a pivotal role in re-organising the political economy of agriculture in Uttar Pradesh by drafting and enacting different bills for agricultural reforms

In September 2018, thousands of farmers marched from Haridwar to New Delhi with their 15-point charter of demands – including loan waivers, clearance of pending sugarcane payments and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee Report. They have also demanded the rehabilitation of families of farmers who had committed suicide.
 
Bije Pal (63), a small farmer from Zamalpur village next to the Muzaffarnagar city, cultivates 3 acres of land and grows largely sugarcane on his farm, lamented, “Aajkal Chaudhary Sahib [Charan Singh] jaisa neta hona muskil hail. Unhone kisano ko bahut uthaya (Now it is hard to find a leader like