Why We Should Be Paying Attention to the Farmersâ Protests in India
For more than eighty days, Indian protesters have demonstrated against a set of laws that would corporatize the countryâs agricultureâand leave most farmers destitute.
Kaale krisi kanun wapas lo,â or âTake back the black farm laws.âÂ
âHow could I follow social distancing when the new farm laws will kill us anyway?â asks Anjana, sixty-five, in a frail voice. Â
âHow could I follow social distancing when the new farm laws will kill us anyway?â asks Anjana, sixty-five, in a frail voice. Â
Since September 2020, when the far-right government in India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi hastily passed three farm laws without due consultation, tens of thousands of farmers across India have taken to the streets.Â