NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian farmers opposed to reforms they say threaten their livelihoods renewed their push against the changes with nationwide protests on Monday, a year after laws on the liberalisation of the sector were introduced. In Noida, a New Delhi satellite town, farmers confronted police and pushed past them to break through barricades. Nearly a dozen opposition parties have supported the farmers' protest to step up pressure on Modi's administration to repeal the laws.. Small farmers say the changes make them vulnerable to competition from big business, and that they could eventually lose price supports for staples such as wheat and rice. The government says the reforms mean new opportunities and better prices for farmers.

Source: The Star September 27, 2021 03:45 UTC