Tag: Republic Day
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‘Victory against injustice’: Rahul Gandhi’s response to Modi’s U-turn on controversial farm laws
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has taken a U-turn by announcing that his government will repeal three controversial agricultural reform laws, which set off huge protests across India by the farmers. “Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,” announced Modi. “In…
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Republic Day: Thousands of protesting farmers converge on Indian capital in convoy of tractors
In a high-profile protest against controversial agricultural reforms, tens of thousands of farmers drove a convoy of tractors festooned with brightly-coloured flags through the outskirts of India’s capital of New Delhi on the country’s Republic Day. Growers, angry at what they see as laws that help large, private buyers at the expense of producers, have…