Punjab’s agricultural economy is heading for disaster

On October 10, Rahul Gandhi gave a political speech in Punjab. He made several political points. The Indian Express, in one story covering the speech, listed 10 of these points. The last of these quoted Gandhi (perhaps a translation) as saying, “Punjab gives food to India … the country cannot stand without it.” He related Punjab’s role in feeding the public distribution system (PDS) to the feasibility of the Right to Food effort of the ruling coalition.

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