The farmers are back on the streets of Delhi. Why are they back? Was it inevitable? Will a second act now play out? Is this a politically motivated move? These are among the many questions being raised as India’s Capital again contends with an agitation which could have been better handled in the first place.

There is a popular saying: Good economics often makes for poor politics. And more so when there is a trust deficit between the government and major stakeholders.

This time around a five-point memorandum is pushing for:

1. Immediate payment of pending cane dues
2. Free electricity to farmers
3. Stopping prepaid metres on domestic power connections
4. Check over stray animals
5. Compensation to drought-hit farmers

In India name tags work. So, the farmers’ agitation 2.0 has been billed as a Mahapanchayat by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM).

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and other farmers' organisations are also demanding the proper implementation of the MSP (minimum support price) for the crops.