Best of BS Opinion: Fencing farm risks, Labouring under illusions & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

By all accounts, matters relating to policy should be pandemic-oriented in the current situation. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up 

Employed vs jobless, formal vs informal, urban vs rural — the pandemic has exacerbated the divide with lasting consequences for the economy. Shankar Acharya explains. Read it here

Kanika Datta gives a comparison between Gurugram and Kolkata from the standpoint of the labour policies of the two state governments the cities are located in. Read it here

Our edit says: Ways must be explored to ensure reasonable returns to agriculture. Read it here

QUOTE OF THE DAY

 

It is a sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail. We have read in newspapers two-three days back that murder is happening in the jail. It has become a den for criminals.

 

Supreme Court Bench of Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice M R Shah