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Agricultural reforms, farmers' agitation, and the power of narrative

A group of people holding an elected govt to ransom and a govt turning against its own citizens in the name of law and order are both instinctively troubling in a democracy, writes T N Ninan

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4 min read Last Updated : Feb 5 2021 | 11:14 PM IST
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There is something instinctively troubling about a group of people holding an elected government to ransom, as much as when a government turns against its own citizens in the name
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Topics : Farm Bills Agriculture reform Weekend Ruminations T N Ninan farmers protest Nationalism Indian democracy

First Published: Feb 5 2021 | 8:18 PM IST

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