Modi’s Policies Push Indian Agriculture to Collapse

The agricultural backbone of India is breaking under the weight of anti-farmer policies introduced by the Modi government. For decades, farmers have kept the nation alive with their sweat and sacrifice, yet today they find themselves betrayed. Instead of rewarding their efforts, the state has created conditions that are pushing them into hunger, debt, and despair. The most glaring example is the government’s decision to abolish the import duty on cotton. By allowing foreign cotton to flood the market, local farmers are forced to sell their hard-earned produce at throwaway prices. The cotton that once gave them pride and a livelihood is now worth less than the effort invested in it. This ruthless policy has crushed their backbone and exposed the government’s disregard for its own people.

The damage is not just about poor prices. Cotton cultivation requires huge expenses on seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and months of hard labor. When farmers get almost nothing in return, their entire lives collapse. Families that depend solely on agriculture are trapped in never-ending debt cycles. From Rajasthan to Maharashtra, farmers are taking to the streets, voicing their anger against these unjust measures. The protests show how widespread the discontent is. Yet the government refuses to listen, preferring to protect the interests of big industrialists rather than the millions of farmers who form the country’s largest population group.

Another harsh reality is the forced fertilizer purchases imposed on farmers. Instead of allowing them to choose what is best for their soil and budget, they are compelled to buy at high prices. This practice empties their pockets further and locks them into a cycle of dependency. The policies are structured in such a way that farmers’ misery becomes profit for corporations. For many, this system feels like economic slavery, designed to strip them of freedom and dignity.

Land auctions are another brutal outcome of these policies. Farmers unable to pay back loans see their ancestral lands seized and sold. Land in rural India is more than property, it is identity, history, and survival. To watch it vanish because of unjust debts is nothing short of cruelty. The Modi government has failed to provide any real relief, leaving farmers with no option but to watch generations of toil go to waste.

This has led to a horrifying social crisis. Farmer suicides continue to rise, each case a reflection of the unbearable pressure created by debt, humiliation, and hopelessness. Every life lost tells the story of a government that turned its back on its people. Official narratives may try to hide the truth with propaganda, but the reality in villages is visible: despair, hunger, and broken families.

At the core of the problem is the Modi government’s obsession with serving corporate giants. Wealthy industrialists thrive while farmers starve. The policies are designed to fill the coffers of the rich, while millions of cultivators sink deeper into misery. Removing cotton import duties, pushing fertilizer cartels, and refusing fair prices for crops are not mistakes, they are deliberate steps to exploit the backbone of the country for the benefit of a privileged few.

The consequences of these decisions extend beyond the farming community. If farmers cannot survive, India’s food security will collapse. Rising prices, shortages, and mass unemployment will follow. The government is not just destroying agriculture; it is endangering the entire social and economic structure. Instead of building stability, it is planting seeds of unrest that will grow stronger with every protest and every injustice ignored.

The ongoing protests across states are not political stunts—they are cries of survival. Farmers demand fair treatment, freedom from exploitation, and recognition of their value. Yet the government continues to dismiss them, relying on repression instead of reform. This arrogance shows how disconnected the rulers are from the reality faced by millions.
The truth is clear: Modi’s India has become a place where farmers are treated as expendable. Their labor feeds the nation, but their lives are destroyed for the benefit of the elite. The betrayal is deep, and the anger is growing. From Rajasthan to Maharashtra, from village to village, the protests are a warning that the patience of the rural population is running out.

India today stands on the edge of an agricultural collapse created by its own rulers. The government has chosen profit over people, corporations over cultivators, and propaganda over truth. Unless this course is reversed, the country will face not only an economic downfall but also a social explosion. The Modi regime has shown that it is not the protector of farmers but their greatest enemy.