Decoded: Why farmers are up in arms against Modi govt's farm Bills

Why did the govt push these Ordinances and why is it facing opposition to them, both from within the government and outside it

Union Food Processing Minister and sole representative of the Shiromani Akali Dal - one of BJP’s oldest allies - in the Union Cabinet, Harsimrat Kaur Badal tendered her resignation in opposition to the three agriculture related Bills introduced by the Modi government during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Bills, which relate to regulating out of mandi transactions and allowing free trade between them, facilitating and providing a framework for contract farming activities and exempting certain items from the Essential Commodities Act were announced as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package in May and cleared by the union cabinet in June and