Farmers’ agitation: Nationwide shutdown in India

March 26 marked four months since the farmers’ protests began in India.

March 29, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

March 26 marked four months since the farmers’ protests began in India. Farmers groups across the country staged protests in response to the nationwide shutdown call issued by Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the farmers’ collective leading the agitation against the farm laws passed by the far-right BJP govt.