100 Days of Protest: The Farming Community Has Already Gained Many Larger Outcomes
While only two minor demands have been agreed to by the Central government so far, it would not be fair to assess the movement only on the basis of the demands put forward.
Farmers stand atop a tractor as they take part in a three-hour "chakka jam," or road blockade, as part of protests against farm laws on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, February 6, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Rights08/Mar/2021
The historic farmersâ struggle at Delhiâs doorsteps and elsewhere in the country has completed more than 100 days from the time Samyukt Kisan Morcha launched it. It is turning out to be the largest and longest peaceful citizensâ protest anywhere in the world. As days stretch into months, there is often a certain impatience and frustration that one encounters from the public and even the media about the âlack of a breakthroughâ.