On Sunday a court ordered Ravi into custody for questioning for five days, prompting outrage on social media and among the farm unions. Activists planned protests against Ravi's detention across the country and the hashtag #IndiabeingSilenced was trending on Twitter. Ravi is one of the leaders of the Indian arm of Thunberg's Fridays for Future campaign movement. On Sunday, Meena Harris noted Ravi's arrest and pointed to a Twitter thread on activists being targeted in India. India's government says the reforms are meant to modernise India's antiquated agriculture produce markets and blame vested interests and outsiders for misleading the farmers.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2021 07:30 UTC