A retrospective study of Farmers movements in Karnataka

DR. DHANANJAIAH H.T

A retrospective study of Farmers movements in Karnataka

Authors: DR. DHANANJAIAH H.T

Unique Paper ID: 167657
Volume: 5
Issue: 7
PageNo: 396-400

Keywords: Agitation Exploitation Fair price Farmers Rajya Raitha Sangha Welfare.

Abstract:
India is an agrarian economy and agriculture sector employs nearly half of the workforce in the country and contributes to around 16 per cent of the GDP. India has witnessed many farmer movements and have been based on myriad issues and the demands of the movements have spatial and temporal dimensions. Infact, farmer movement in India has a long history, dating back to the colonial period, when farmers in different parts of India revolted against Zamindars, Landlords, British colonial masters or powers including feudal lords. These movements were the results of severe exploitation, oppression, loss of rights over land, imposition of new taxes and new agrarian relations of the farmers with the Colonial state or the feudal lords. Most of the struggles that the farmers resorted to were either carried as part of nationalist struggle or independent of it. All these struggles brought the farmers to the nationalist movement. One such leader who organised the farmers, under political party was Chaudhury Charan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India. He organised few rallies raising such issues as parity in prices between industrial and agricultural commodities; allowing import of agricultural input from abroad, reducing the protection given to industry, due representation of farmers in different boards and committees, subsidies to electricity, water, fertilizer, seeds, reducing the income disparity between the urban and rural people, establishing Kisan Banks as well as agricultural polytechnics etc. During 1980s, India saw the beginning of ‘New Farmers’ Movement’ in different parts of India. The reasons were: terms of trade going against the agriculture, declining purchasing power, un-remunerative prices, many peasants drifting away from agriculture profession, increase in input prices, declining per capita income from agriculture etc. It all began in Maharashtra when ‘Shetkari Sanghathana’ under Sharad Joshi, a former employee of UN, turned farmer, began agitating in village called Chakan in Pune for remunerative prices for agricultural commodities, particularly for onion. This one point agenda of remunerative prices began to be enacted by farmers in other states of India. In Karnataka, it was started by farmers of Navalgund (Navilgund) demanding abolition of ‘betterment levy’ in Command Area. This helped in the formation of an organisation called Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha. Prof. Nanjundaswamy, a Professor of Law, became its ideologue and undisputed leader. The list of demands would cover each and every issue of farmers. Many a time the demands of the farmers’ movement would include issues such as getting remunerative prices, writing off agricultural loans, protesting against the government policy of procurement, levy policy, liberalization of agricultural policy etc.

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ISSN: 2349-6002
Volume: 5
Issue: 7
PageNo: 396-400

A retrospective study of Farmers movements in Karnataka

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