Rahul Gandhi and the Kisan Mahapanchayat

Rahul Gandhi is farmer friendly and that is a good thing. But he has never farmed so he cannot understand the issues that plague Indian farmers. Farming is a noble profession with many perks. But very little is done to educate farmers. Education does not mean read and write and become clerks or whatever but to explore how farming can progress. More timber and organic farming will do magic for Indian farmers. And why not have farm machinery too? After all labor is getting scarce. The small farmer cannot afford labor charges these days. Being farmer friendly does not mean giving loans or free money. Farmer friendly leadership implies making farming easier. Instead of Padayatras and Panchayats, I seriously recommend Rahul Gandhi to be there on a farm and help with farming for some days. It will do Indian farmers a lot of good if leaders understand who the farmer really is. Half the time the politicians are surrounded by people who call themselves farmers are not. A lot of govt schemes of sending farmers abroad etc are misused.