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End the impasse: On prolonged impasse over three farm laws

A solution is needed for core issues concerning (संबंधित, विषय में) farmers, and not merely (केवल, बस) for road blocks

The time may have come for a more concerted (involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint) effort by the Government and the protesting farmers to find a solution to the prolonged (लम्बा, दीर्घकालीन) impasse (गतिरोध) over the three agriculture-related laws enacted (अभिनय करना, पास करना, अनुमोदन करना) last year. The Supreme Court has emphasised (ध्यान आकर्षित करें, जोर देना) that public roads cannot be blocked indefinitely (अनिश्चित काल तक, हमेशा के लिए) by protesters. In an observation (अवलोकन, परीक्षा, निरीक्षण) in the context (सन्दर्भ, संबंध, परिस्थिति) of more petitions from members of the public, complaining that their right of free movement has been curtailed (कम करना, घटाना, सीमित करना) by the ongoing (चल रही है, निरंतर) protests by farmers, the Court has said a solution has to be found, that roads cannot be blocked for long and there is no reason for it to lay down (formulate, stipulate & insist on a rule) the law again and again (बार-बार, बारम्बार). The reference was to last year’s judgment on the Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who had to flee their homeland facing persecution. The six minority groups that have been specifically identified are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, and Parsis), wherein (जिसमें, किसमें) it was held that public ways and public spaces cannot be blocked indefinitely even during a peaceful protest. The observation can be seen either as a disapproval (अस्वीकृति, अनुमोदन, असम्मति) of the tactic of holding (पकड़, नियम, निर्णय) interminable (endless, non-stop, constant, continual) protests or as an implicit (implied, indirect, understood) criticism of the Government for being unable to find a solution to the farmers’ grievances (complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection). Even while denying that they are responsible for the hardship (distress, suffering, affliction, trouble) faced by the public, and blaming the police for the blockade (barricade, barrier; obstacle/impediment), the farmers say they should be allowed to continue their agitation ((public) protest) at the Ramlila Maidan. However, the Government will have none of it, recalling (remember, recollect, call to mind, bring to mind) the unsavoury (disreputable, unpleasant, disagreeable) incidents that took place on Republic Day when the protest rolled into the Capital.

The conflict between the two competing (opposing, contending, clashing) rights — freedom to protest and the right to free movement of the public — is not the only aspect that requires immediate attention. There seems to be no attempt to break (bring to an end, put an end to) the deadlock (stalemate, impasse, checkmate/stand-off) on the core issue, with the farmers demanding an outright (complete, total, absolute, out-and-out) repeal (cancellation, reversal, annulment, nullification) of the laws and statutory (legitimate; required by statute) validation (acceptance, confirmation, authorization) for the claim that the MSP regime (system) will not come to an end (finish, stop, to reach an end). Late last year, the protesting farmers and Union Ministers did come to a partial agreement on decriminalising (make legal, legitimate, validate) stubble-burning and safeguarding (protect, shield, shelter, defend) power subsidies, but the two core demands have not seen any breakthrough (development, step forward, progress). It is not out of place (inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, wrong) to recall that an expert committee constituted (form, organize, create, set up) by the Court has submitted its report, but nothing has been heard about it after that. To an extent (somewhat, partly), the fact that the Court has not taken it up again or made the report public may be a factor in the continuing impasse. An expedited (accelerated, hurried, hastened, precipitated, quickened) hearing (legal proceedings, trial, inquiry) that involves further review of the panel’s recommendations, or any such similar initiative from the Government, is needed to arrive at (attain, reach, gain, accomplish (a decision/conclusion)) a solution. The objective (aim, intention, purpose, target, goal) must not be merely to resolve the incidental issue of blocked roads, but to reconcile (accept, come to terms with, accommodate oneself to, adjust oneself to, become accustomed to) or eliminate the deep differences (disagreement, difference of opinion, misunderstanding, dispute, argument) over what the Government sees as necessary reforms in the farm sector. Any reform that seeks to eliminate distortions (misrepresentation, falsification, misreporting, misstatement, manipulation) in the sector must also win the confidence of farmers, the principal stakeholders (a person with an interest in something).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.impasse (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गतिरोध
English Meaning - deadlock, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off.

2.prolonged (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लम्बा, दीर्घकालीन
English Meaning - lengthy, extended, protracted, unending, unrelenting.

3.concerning (preposition)

Hindi Meaning - संबंधित, विषय में
English Meaning - about, regarding, relating to, with regard to.

4.merely (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - केवल, बस
English Meaning - only, simply, just.

5.enact (verb)

Hindi Meaning - अभिनय करना, पास करना, अनुमोदन करना
English Meaning - make law, pass, approve, ratify.

6.emphasise (verb)

Hindi Meaning - ध्यान आकर्षित करें, जोर देना
English Meaning - call attention to, put stress on, underscore, highlight.

7.indefinitely (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - अनिश्चित काल तक, हमेशा के लिए
English Meaning - forever, for always, permanently.

8.observation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अवलोकन, परीक्षा, निरीक्षण
English Meaning - scrutiny, examination, inspection.

9.context (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सन्दर्भ, संबंध, परिस्थिति
English Meaning - circumstances, conditions, situation.

10.curtail (verb)

Hindi Meaning - कम करना, घटाना, सीमित करना
English Meaning - decrease, lessen, reduce, restrict, limit.

11.ongoing (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - चल रही है, निरंतर
English Meaning - continuing, non-stop, constant, unceasing, never-ending, relentless.

12.again and again (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - बार-बार, बारम्बार
English Meaning - repeatedly, frequently, often.

13.wherein (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - जिसमें, किसमें
English Meaning - in which.

14.hold (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पकड़, नियम, निर्णय
English Meaning - rule, decide (verdict/judgment).

15.disapproval (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अस्वीकृति, अनुमोदन, असम्मति
English Meaning - criticism, censure, condemnation, denunciation.

16.road block (noun)

English Meaning - barrier, hindrance, obstruction (on a road).

17.concerted (adjective)

English Meaning - involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint.

18.Farm Acts, 2000 (noun)

English Meaning - Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees”, “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 facilitates contract farming and direct marketing”, and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances”.

19.lay down (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - formulate, stipulate & insist on a rule.

20.Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) (noun)

English Meaning - The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who had to flee their homeland facing persecution. The six minority groups that have been specifically identified are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, and Parsis.

21.interminable (adjective)

English Meaning - endless, non-stop, constant, continual.

22.implicit (adjective)

English Meaning - implied, indirect, understood.

23.grievance (noun)

English Meaning - complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection.

24.hardship (noun)

English Meaning - distress, suffering, affliction, trouble.

25.blockade (noun)

English Meaning - barricade, barrier; obstacle/impediment.

26.agitation (noun)

English Meaning - (public) protest.

27.recall (verb)

English Meaning - remember, recollect, call to mind, bring to mind.

28.unsavoury (adjective)

English Meaning - disreputable, unpleasant, disagreeable.

29.roll in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - arrive, turn up, appear, flow (in large quantities).

30.competing (adjective)

English Meaning - opposing, contending, clashing.

31.break (verb)

English Meaning - bring to an end, put an end to.

32.deadlock (noun)

English Meaning - stalemate, impasse, checkmate/stand-off.

33.break the deadlock (phrase)

English Meaning - bring to an end (a stalemate, impasse, standoff, or standstill).

34.outright (adjective)

English Meaning - complete, total, absolute, out-and-out.

35.repeal (noun)

English Meaning - cancellation, reversal, annulment, nullification.

36.statutory (adjective)

English Meaning - legitimate; required by statute.

37.validation (noun)

English Meaning - acceptance, confirmation, authorization.

38.Minimum Support Price (MSP) (noun)

English Meaning - it is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to give guaranteed price and assured market to the farmers and protect them from the price fluctuations and market imperfections. The guaranteed price and assured market are expected to encourage higher investment and in the adoption of modern farming practices.

39.regime (noun)

English Meaning - system.

40.come to an end (phrase)

English Meaning - finish, stop, to reach an end.

41.decriminalise (verb)

English Meaning - make legal, legitimate, validate.

42.stubble (noun)

English Meaning - dried stalks, straw (of a grain like wheat, rice & etc.).

43.safeguard (verb)

English Meaning - protect, shield, shelter, defend.

44.subsidy/subvention (noun)

English Meaning - also called subvention; a financial contribution granted to help an industry or business, mostly given by a government, in order to keep the price of service/goods at a low level.

45.breakthrough (noun)

English Meaning - development, step forward, progress.

46.out of place (phrase)

English Meaning - inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, wrong.

47.constitute (verb)

English Meaning - form, organize, create, set up.

48.to an extent (phrase)

English Meaning - somewhat, partly.

49.take up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - become involved in, engage in, pursue a matter further.

50.make public (phrase)

English Meaning - announce, release, publish.