Friday, December 17, 2021

#INDIA: PM Modi Scraps Controversial Farming Legislation After Year-Long Protests

[world politics news]


India’s Parliament has voted to scrap agricultural reform laws that sparked a year of huge protests by farmers, after a surprise U-turn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped out on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi for more than a year – one of the biggest challenges to Modi’s Hindu nationalist government since he came to power in 2014.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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