Indian farmers begin hunger strike to protest agriculture laws
By DW
01 February 2021 |
2:58 pm
The striking farmers have been protesting for months over new agriculture laws that they say will hurt their profits, posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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