How Women Are Driving India s Massive Farmer Protests
A growing number of women farmers, students, ASHA workers and others have joined the demonstrations. Others support the effort by staying home to tend family farms.
NEW DELHI For Jaspreet Kaur and Gurleen Kaur, both in their 40s, this is their first protest.
Farz banta hai (This is their responsibility), they feel.
On Nov. 26, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh marched towards Delhi for the Dilli Chalo protest. Above all, the farmers demand the repeal of three laws: the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They also want assurances on minimum support prices.