Thousands of farmers mobilized on Tuesday to raise longstanding demands including a Minimum Support Price for produce, loan waivers, and the scrapping of the Electricity Amendment Bill. As farmers approached the barricaded border between Punjab and Haryana, they were met with tear gas and water cannons.
India’s tryst with the cattle-killer disease so far has been similar to earlier experiences of outbreaks in the Middle East and Africa. This should worry authorities at home
These protest sites had become a home for these farmers. Now, they are returning home joyous, yet vowing to continue the fight and keep their union strong
On December 11, tens of thousands of farmers in India participated in a final ‘Victory March’ from the borders of national capital Delhi where they had been camping in protest for over a year
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Since prime minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he has pushed an agenda to deliver Indian agriculture to the large corporate houses. But the farmers fought him then and continue to fight him now