The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday issued a statement opposing the “One Nation, One Election” bill, saying it seeks to abrogate federal rights of state governments and implement a “corporate agenda”. SKM claims that the bill seeks to create a centralized market in the country, which will be detrimental to farmers and workers. He called on people across the country to unite against the bill.
Part of implementing the “one country, one market” model
In 2020-21, SKM led massive farmer protests at Delhi borders against the farm laws. SKM said in a statement that the government’s move was part of the implementation of the “one country, one market” model to promote the exploitation of working people. SKM also claimed that the bill would weaken the country’s federal structure and parliamentary democracy.
The SKM statement also said that several other major policy changes in the country, such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Digital Agriculture Mission, National Cooperation Policy and Agricultural Market Policy Framework, are aimed at encouraging corporate power. In this approach, centralization of agricultural production, processing and marketing is being planned, which may affect small and medium-sized farmers.
“This will have serious implications for the country’s democratic and federal structures.”
SKM also said that the bill introduced in the Lok Sabha seeks to take away the autonomy and federal rights of the state government. The group warned that if the bill were passed, it would have serious implications for the country’s democratic and federal structures.
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday but faced strong protests from the opposition parties. The government clarified that the bill will be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for full discussion to hear views from all parties on the matter. (language)
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