The
interim budget 2019-20 is unlikely to bring relief to
farmers and secure their approval for the coming elections.
The approach to farmers in this Budget reaffirms the
Modi government's tendency to rely on optics and jumlas
rather than actual spending and concrete policies.
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This article was originally published in The
Telegraph on
February 2, 2019.
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