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Farmers crisis
“We will give our chest to your bullets, but will not cede an inch of our land”: farmers resist city expansion in southern India

After blockading the state highway for 30 hours on the 426th day of the protest, farmers continue agitations against the acquisition of 9,600 acres of fertile, irrigated land to expand Bangalore city, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

Farmers accuse Indian government of sacrificing their future under US pressure and call for mass resistance

The Narendra Modi-led government withdrew tariffs on cotton imports. The decision is expected to affect millions of cotton growers in the country who have already been struggling for fair prices for decades now.

As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises

A report by Financial Accountability Network India reveals how the promises made to farmers by the ruling BJP in previous elections – doubling their income, a sustainable minimum support price and more —were never met