Riding on tractors and marching on foot, farmers turned up in huge numbers in Punjab and Haryana to oppose the agriculture sector reforms initiated by the Modi government.
Farmers squatted on railway tracks and highways in the two states, considered the food bowl of the country, demanding a rollback of reforms termed “historic” by the Modi government that allow farmers to sell their produce beyond APMC limits and promote contract farming.
(Published 26 September 2020, 02:16 IST)
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