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Re:India built the biggest digital payments miracle: Now com... by dartharva on Monday August 17, 2026 @11:41PM (#49340990)
Do rich farmers really have enough strength in numbers to outvote other populations in India?
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Re:India built the biggest digital payments miracle: Now com... by whyagaindavid on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:37AM (#49341668)
A large number of politicians are farmers. So...
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Re:India built the biggest digital payments miracle: Now com... by kushalpandya on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @06:45AM (#49343766)
They certainly wield power to mobilise poor farmers, leading to anarchy.

Highly recommend reading about Farm Bills that govt. had to take back even when surveys by Supreme Court showed that over 85% farmers across the country were in favor of those bills and wanted them turned into laws.

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