Indian paramilitary force soldiers stand guard at a heavily barricaded road along one of the three main protest sites outside New Delhi’s border (AP)Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers plan to blockade major roads across the country for three hours to press their demands for the repeal of new agricultural laws. Authorities deployed thousands of security forces mainly outside India’s capital, where farmers have camped at three main sites for more than two months. They say they will not leave until the government rolls back the laws it says are necessary to modernise Indian agriculture. Expand Close Elderly farmers talk on a heavily barricaded road outside New Delhi (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Elderly farmers talk on a heavily barricaded road outside New Delhi (AP)The farmers say the laws will leave them poorer and at the mercy of corporations. Since then, authorities have heavily increased security at protest sites outside New Delhi’s border, adding iron spikes and steel barricades to stop the farmers from entering the capital.

Source: Irish Independent February 06, 2021 07:30 UTC