India’s Farmers Take to Streets in Mass Protests
Demands for repeal of reform laws rushed through parliament
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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