India farmers end protest after government accepts demands
India: Farmers finally decide to end a year-long campaign against farming laws imposed by the government after it accepted their demands.
Numerous farmers had set up camps at the borders of Delhi, with many dying from heat, cold and Covid. They will start returning to their homes from Saturday.
The decision came after ministers agreed to discuss their other demands, including guaranteed prices for produce. “We will hold a review meeting on 15 January. If the government doesn’t fulfil its promises, we may resume the protest,” farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni told local media.
Farm unions were protesting against the government’s introduction of three market-friendly laws which they said would leave them vulnerable to big companies and destroy their livelihoods.
After months of insisting that the reforms would benefit farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 19 November that his government would repeal the laws. A bill to cancel the reforms was officially passed in parliament on 30 November.
The move was hailed as a victory for farmers and also as a powerful example of how mass protests could still successfully challenge the government.
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