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India's Farm Protests: A Basic Guide to the Issues at Stake -Kabir Agarwal

-TheWire.in

While the protests have been triggered by the passing of the three new farm laws, the farmers’ demands are not restricted to them. The Wire explains the concerns.

Farmers who have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for the last two weeks – and in their states for almost three months now – rejected proposals by the Central government to amend the controversial new farm laws. They argued that the proposal was inadequate and accused the government of being “insincere”. They have now promised to intensify their protests further.

Farmer unions argue that the government’s proposal did not do nearly enough to address their demands and that they are not willing to compromise on these demands. While the protests have been triggered by the passing of the three new farm laws in a controversial session of the Rajya Sabha in September, the farmers’ demands are not restricted to the three laws.

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