India’s Farmers Take to Streets in Mass Protests

Demands for repeal of reform laws rushed through parliament

Dec 03, 2020

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By: John Elliott

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authoritarian rule – supported by his home minister Amit Shah – is facing one of its biggest challenges since 2014 with thousands of farmers staging mass protests and blocking highways on New Delhi’s outskirts. They are opposing recent agricultural legislation that introduces reforms affecting the se…

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