In pictures: Indian farmers stage mass protests against reforms
Indian farmers have been demonstrating against deregulation of the agriculture sector
Reuters |
December 15, 2020
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