Many MPs Are 'Agriculturalists', but Why the Disconnect Between Parliament and Farmers?

Many MPs Are 'Agriculturalists', but Why the Disconnect Between Parliament and Farmers?
One would have thought that with over a third of Lok Sabha MPs self-identifying as an 'agriculturalist', there would have been a more nuanced parliamentary debate on the farm laws and the concerns expressed by protesting farmers.
Parliament House. Photo: Reuters
Government28/Jan/2021
It is more than a little ironic that as India witnesses its biggest farmer protest in decades, nearly 40% of the current Lok Sabha MPs claim to be “agriculturalists”.
As the agitation enters into the sixth month – and perhaps its most delicate moment, in the wake of the Republic Day controversy – one of the questions that needs to be asked is who the actual farmers are. The ones sitting inside parliament and passing laws or the ones protesting on the streets?

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