In pictures: Indian farmers stage mass protests against reforms

Indian farmers have been demonstrating against deregulation of the agriculture sector

Indian farmers have been demonstrating for nearly three weeks against deregulation of the agriculture sector that will allow them to sell produce to buyers beyond government-regulated wholesale markets, where growers are assured a minimum price.

A farmer sits inside a tractor trolley during a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India. REUTERS

A farmer reads at a site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India. REUTERS/

Farmers listen to a speaker on a blocked highway as they attend a protest against the newly passed farm bills at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India. REUTERS

A farmer rests inside a tractor trolley parked on a blocked highway during a protest against the newly passed farm bills at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India. REUTERS

Barricades are seen on a road at the site of the protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. REUTERS

A view of a crowded highway as farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India. REUTERS

Supporters of Aam Aadmi party (AAP) attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills, in New Delhi, India. REUTERS

Supporters of Aam Aadmi party (AAP) attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills, in New Delhi, India. REUTERS

Farmers attend a protest during a nationwide strike against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India. REUTERS

An excavator digs a ditch next to a national highway to stop farmers, who are protesting against the newly passed farm bills, to cross a state border in Rewari district in the northern state of Haryana, near New Delhi, India. REUTERS

A farmer ties his turban at a site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India. REUTERS

A Nihang (Sikh warrior) kisses his horse at the site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India. REUTERS