One has to lament like TOI editorial (June 8, 2017) that about five protesting farmers were shot dead in Mandsaur district - ironically in the state of Madhys Pradesh often upheld by BJP as a model of agricultural progress. In states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu also farmers are up in arms against the state governments and the Centre. It should be treated like a wake up call and the governments should seek to remove the structural bottlenecks in India's farm economy. Loan waiver can't be a permanent remedy to ease the situation in the countryside.
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