The Fictitious Democracy

  "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt." - Mahatma Gandhi In a historic turn of events, the unimaginable happened. The controversial farm laws that were passed in perhaps the most controversial fashion have been promised to be repealed in the next parliament session by the very government that seemed the most stubborn to not do so. For over a year, the farmers mainly from the states of Punjab, Haryana and Bihar have been protesting at the borders of the capital state Delhi demanding the same and their voice finally seems to have been echoing through the walls of the authorities. Or at least, we have been made to believe so. How did a government as stubborn as the present one decide to come down to its knees especially at a time when the protests have moved down to small sized columns from the front pages is one of those questions that have been missed amidst the rush of mittai distribution of victory. While writers, journalist