Indian farmers protest despite Covid crisis, burn Modi effigy
27 May 2021 |
6:33 pm
Maskless Indian farmers burn an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to protest against recent agricultural reforms despite appeals from the federal government to call off the gathering amid a deadly second coronavirus wave.
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