Modi ‘humbly’ offers to talk to Indian farmers worried about new law
Tens of thousands of farmers have blocked roads demanding a repeal of laws that give them the option to sell directly to private companies
18 December 2020 - 13:54
New Delhi — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended India’s biggest farm reforms in decades but has offered to “very humbly” hold further talks with farmers protesting against the laws they fear would erode their incomes.
Tens of thousands of farmers have blocked roads leading into New Delhi for the past three weeks demanding a repeal of laws that give them the option to sell directly to private companies...
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