Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
Bhima Singh of Bathinda's Jethuka village kept his field (right) ready for transplanting paddy saplings (left) days before June 15, the legal date for beginning transplantation , punjab
Bhima Singh of Bathinda's Jethuka village kept his field (right) ready for transplanting paddy saplings (left) days before June 15, the legal date for beginning transplantation , punjab
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June