Camp outside Delhi cheers after PM announced revoking of farm laws following a year of protests Modi repeals controversial laws in surprise victory for Indian farmers Hannah Ellis-Petersen in SinghuFri 19 Nov 2021 13.39 GMT The scent of victory was in the air. As tractors rolled through the protest camp on the outskirts of Delhi […]
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Farmers distribute sweets to celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers […]
Read MoreUday RanaPublished 19 hours agoUpdated 4 hours ago 2 CommentsListen to article By the time India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced on Thursday night that his government would withdraw three controversial agricultural laws, many Canadians had already gone to sleep. But people in Surrey, B.C. were still wide awake. For the last year, Scott Road […]
Read MoreCritics say process to undo laws could take months, if it happens at all Lauren Collins Nov. 20, 2021 11:40 a.m. After more than a year of protests around the world, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday (Nov. 19) that he would repeal the controversial agriculture laws. But some are taking that news with […]
Read MoreYesterday (Updated: Yesterday) © AP Photo / Altaf Qadri Thousands of farmers in India have been protesting since November of last year against three farm laws enacted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led federal government on 17 September 2020. There have already been 11 rounds of talks between protesting farmers and the government, but none […]
Read MorePM Narendra Modi says he has decided to withdraw three farm laws that sparked year-long protests. Published On 19 Nov 2021|Updated: 19 Nov 202112:53 PM (GMT) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has decided to repeal three controversial farm laws against which farmers have protested for more than a year. “Today I have come to tell […]
Read MoreBy 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concedes to farmers ahead of key state elections Modi says failed to win the argument with small farmers Laws to be repealed in upcoming parliament session Farmers to continue protest in Delhi until laws repealed GHAZIABAD, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) – In a surprise announcement on Friday, […]
Read MoreNovember 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 […]
Read MoreIssued 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 […]
Read MoreCGTN 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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