Police estimates 130,000 protesting farmers and farm workers gathered in the Indian state of Punjab on Sunday.
It is the latest showdown against the new agricultural laws that have been protested across the country for months.
It was one of the biggest demonstrations to date.
Tens of thousands of Indian growers have already camped outside Delhi. Opponents of the law say it harms farmers to the benefit of large companies.
This farmer at the protest says he wants the laws to be repealed and that “people should be able to afford food”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which enacted the laws last September, has offered to delay the laws, but refused to abandon them
He argues that legislation will help farmers get better prices.
Both sides have met for several rounds of negotiations but have made no progress
Farmers’ unions have vowed to continue the protests until the laws are reversed.
At Sunday’s meeting at a grain market in Barnala, a Punjab city, union leaders outlined plans to mobilize farmers from across the state and relocate them to a protest site outside Delhi later this month.
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Police estimates 130,000 protesting farmers and farm workers gathered in the Indian state of Punjab on Sunday. It is the latest showdown against the new agricultural laws that have been protested across the country for months. It was one of the biggest demonstrations to date. Tens of thousands of Indian growers have already camped outside Delhi.
Opponents of the law say it harms farmers to the benefit of large companies. This farmer at the protest says he wants the laws to be repealed and that, quote, “people should be able to afford food.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which enacted the laws last September, has offered to postpone the laws but refuses to abandon them. He argues that legislation will help farmers get better prices.
Both sides have met for several rounds of negotiations but have made no progress. Farmers’ unions have vowed to continue the protests until the laws are reversed. At Sunday’s meeting at a grain market in Barnala, a Punjab city, union leaders outlined plans to mobilize farmers from across the state and relocate them to a protest site outside Delhi later this month.