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 […]

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/

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

India’s Modi repeals controversial farm laws Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Nov. 19, he would repeal controversial farm laws that farmers have protested for more than a year. (Reuters)By Gerry Shih and Niha Masih Yesterday at 3:55 a.m. EST|Updated yesterday at 6:33 a.m. EST NEW DELHI — The Indian government on Friday announced it would […]

Indian prime minister says he will repeal laws ahead of crucial state elections in rare climbdown Indian protesters have been demonstrating against the legislation for 14 months Amy Kazmin and Jyotsna Singh in New Delhi Narendra Modi will abandon contentious agricultural market reforms that sparked year-long protests from Indian farmers and a major challenge to […]

Narendra Modi’s U-turn after a year of farmer protests is considered a political move ahead of key Indian elections next year, Arpan Rai reports from Delhi 9 hours ago comments More than a year after passing three contentious farm laws, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to repeal the legislation that had sparked huge protests […]

Amrit Dhillon, New DelhiFriday November 19 2021, 9.00am GMT, The Times Indian farmers have had a sensational political victory over the prime minister, Narendra Modi, who has decided to roll back the controversial farm laws that sparked more than a year of public protests. In the biggest climbdown of his seven years in office, Modi […]