Farmer protests intensify in India over contentious farm bills

摘要

Three new farm bills cleared by India’s Parliament have met with staunch opposition from farmers in the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. They allege that the bills, passed by both houses of Parliament in September, are anti-farmer in nature and focus on “corporatisation” of Indian agriculture. The debate has resulted in an ongoing agitation, with participants blocking several roads entering New Delhi, the country’s capital, demanding that the government withdraw the reforms immediately.