2020–21 Indian farmers' protest
protests by Indian farmers against three farm Acts
The 2020–21 Indian farmers' protest was a protest that took place in India. It was caused when Parliament passed three new laws. A lot of people think that these laws will hurt farmers and put them under the control of big farming corporations.
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Date | 9 August 2020[1] – 11 December 2021 (−1 year, 4 months and 2 days) | ||
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Resulted in | 250 million | ||
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Infrastructure damage: National highways dug up by police to stop protestors from marching to capital[2] Over 1,500 telecom tower sites damaged (as of 28 Dec)[3] |
Many of the farmers who protested were from Punjab and Haryana states.
On 1 December 2021, India officially repealed the controversial agricultural act that caused the protests.
References
change- ↑ AIKSCC holds protest against Agri Ordinances Archived 4 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. 9 August 2020, The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Farmers' Protest: Haryana Govt Digs Trenches to Stop Delhi March, Farmers Undeterred". www.thequint.com. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Protestors damage over 1,500 telecom towers in Punjab". Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2021.