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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Indian farmers gather during the ongoing protest after police tried to stop them from entering in Delhi to protest against new agricultural laws. EPA
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Farmers all over India have called for a one day nationwide strike, to demand the rollback of three Agri-bills of the Central Government and new Electricity Bill 2020. EPA
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Thousands of farmers gathered and tried to cross the sealed New Delhi border points to hold protests against the Government's new agricultural laws. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Farmers hold placards as they attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. Reuters
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Farmers attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. Reuters
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Activists of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) shout slogans against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in support of a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar. AFP
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Indian farmers and youngsters shout slogans riding on tractor trolleys in a closed market during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organizations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. Farmers all over India have called for a one day nationwide strike,to demand the rollback in three Agri-bills of the Central Government and new Electricity Bill 2020, stating that these are against the interest of the farmers. Thousands of farmers gathered and tried to cross the sealed New Delhi border points to hold protests against the Government's new agricultural laws. Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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A shop is locked in a market during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organisations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. EPA
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Farmers and their families block a national highway during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organisations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Indian farmers gather during the ongoing protest after police tried to stop them from entering in Delhi to protest against new agricultural laws. EPA
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Farmers all over India have called for a one day nationwide strike, to demand the rollback of three Agri-bills of the Central Government and new Electricity Bill 2020. EPA
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Thousands of farmers gathered and tried to cross the sealed New Delhi border points to hold protests against the Government's new agricultural laws. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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Farmers hold placards as they attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. Reuters
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Farmers attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. Reuters
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Activists of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) shout slogans against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in support of a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar. AFP
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Indian farmers and youngsters shout slogans riding on tractor trolleys in a closed market during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organizations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. Farmers all over India have called for a one day nationwide strike,to demand the rollback in three Agri-bills of the Central Government and new Electricity Bill 2020, stating that these are against the interest of the farmers. Thousands of farmers gathered and tried to cross the sealed New Delhi border points to hold protests against the Government's new agricultural laws. Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
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A shop is locked in a market during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organisations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. EPA
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Farmers and their families block a national highway during a nation-wide strike call given by various farmers' organisations as a protest against the new agricultural laws introduced by the government and to demand a roll-back of those laws, in Amritsar, India. EPA
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Farmers have been stopped by the police at the various points outside Delhi border which are connected with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. EPA
Why are farmers protesting in New Delhi?
Narendra Modi said new legislation would double farmers' income, but protests have raged for weeks in the capital
Taniya Dutta
26 January, 2021
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