Month: November 2021

India’s Modi backs down on farm reforms in surprise victory for protesters

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav Summary Government concedes to farmers ahead of key state elections Modi says failed to win the argument with small farmers Laws to be repealed in upcoming parliament session Farmers to continue protest in Delhi until laws repealed GHAZIABAD, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) – In a surprise announcement on Friday, […]

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1 year and 700 lives lost, but Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws

November 20, 2021 5.08am GMT Author Surinder S. Jodhka Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences., Jawaharlal Nehru University Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address the government had decided to repeal the three new farm laws. The prime minister also said […]

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Indian PM Modi repeals controversial farming laws after a year of protests

Issued on: 19/11/2021 – 09:50 Farmers in New Delhi celebrate after hearing that three controversial laws will be repealed, November 19, 2021 © Anushree Fadnavis, Reuters Text by: NEWS WIRES 3 min Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he would repeal three agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for more than […]

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Modi to repeal three controversial laws, Indian farmers celebrate

CGTN Share Click arrows to view gallery Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said his government will withdraw three controversial farm laws, conceding to yearlong protests in the streets by the country’s farmers, concerned over how the laws would affect their livelihoods.   Modi said that the repeal procedure will begin this month in Parliament, and […]

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India to repeal controversial farming laws following persistent protests | DW News

19 nov. 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday in an address to the nation that he will be repealing three controversial farm laws. Farmers in the northern part of the country have been protesting against the laws for over a year. The announcement came on the day of Guru Nanak Jayanti, a celebration […]

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Indian farmers in no mood to forgive despite Modi’s U-turn on reforms

By Saurabh Sharma 4 minute read 1/2 Police officers sit outside their makeshift post that was set up to guard the house of Guru Sevak Singh, a farmer, after his brother Guruvinder Singh was killed during a farmers’ protest in Lakhimpur Kheri last month, in Mohraniya village of the Bahraich district in the northern state […]

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Narendra Modi makes huge U-turn on controversial farmers law after over a year of protests

Thousands of farmers have been camped out in capital since last year, posing Modi with one of the biggest challenges since he came to power By Joe Wallen 19 November 2021 • 8:36am Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/narendra-modi-makes-huge-u-turn-controversial-farmers-law-year/

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Farm laws: Why India PM Narendra Modi rolled back vexed reforms

Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal the contentious farm laws is, at once, a strategic and political move and a belated admission of its haste, high-handedness and lack of legislative acumen. The laws aimed at deregulating the market had whipped up an unprecedented firestorm of protest in the states of […]

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‘Protests work’: Critics of India farm laws rejoice as Modi announces repeal

Modi will find it hard to argue that the repeal was not for electoral gains, experts say Shweta Sharma1 day ago 1 comments https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=SEz5CAOYyJ&templateId=OT5OZRMVSXLJ&templateVariantId=OTVICE8MIB4JY&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EX13O7SDTS9N&iframeId=offer_05398b481a671f181849-0&displayMode=inline&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk The surprise decision by India’s prime minister Narendra Modi to repeal three contentious farm laws has been hailed as a “victory against injustice” by critics who said the move was politically […]

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Farm Laws fiasco: How much does Modi stand to lose?

Ruben Banerjee Modi’s yielding to farmers’ demands is a major victory for the protesters, but it’s also a calculated manoeuvre before crucial state elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and elsewhere. For a populist with a penchant for talking tough and portraying the image of an unyielding strong leader, Friday’s address to the nation withdrawing three […]

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