Angry farmers staged demonstrations near New Delhi after rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurances that the laws would double farmers' income. Six rounds of talks between Indian government officials and farmer union leaders have failed to resolve the challenge faced by Modi's government. "Our agriculture regulation needs change, but the new laws will end up serving corporate interests more than farmers. The farmers are protesting against the three laws that Indian government says are meant to overhaul procurement procedures and grant them more options to sell their produce. Ministers from Modi's government at an industry event on Saturday in New Delhi appealed to leading industrialists and businesses to explain the benefits of the new laws to farmers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 13, 2020 11:48 UTC