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Angry farmers block roads and trains to protest agriculture sector reform bills

  • Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • General secretary of CPI-ML Dipankar Bhattacharya demonstrating with party supporters at Dak Bungalow crossing in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    General secretary of CPI-ML Dipankar Bhattacharya demonstrating with party supporters at Dak Bungalow crossing in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • A man standing on the roof of a car as members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) sit on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, blocking the Delhi-Noida border, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    A man standing on the roof of a car as members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) sit on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, blocking the Delhi-Noida border, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • Members of the All India Kishan Khetmazoor Trinamool Congress Committee, the farmers' wing of Trinamool Congress, protestesting against farm bills in front of Gandhi Statue at Mayo Road, on September 25, 2020 in Kolkata, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Members of the All India Kishan Khetmazoor Trinamool Congress Committee, the farmers' wing of Trinamool Congress, protestesting against farm bills in front of Gandhi Statue at Mayo Road, on September 25, 2020 in Kolkata, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Members of BKU Ugrahan block railway tracks during a protest against the agriculture bills at Nabha, on September 24, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Members of BKU Ugrahan block railway tracks during a protest against the agriculture bills at Nabha, on September 24, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members participate in a protest march from Bhatinda to Mansa overbridge against the central government's agriculture reform bill, on September 24, 2020 in Bathinda, India. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members participate in a protest march from Bhatinda to Mansa overbridge against the central government's agriculture reform bill, on September 24, 2020 in Bathinda, India. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Punjabi actor Hardeep Gill and Punjabi actress Anita Devgun along with farmers and their family members shout slogans during Punjab bandh, a statewide farmers' strike against the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Punjabi actor Hardeep Gill and Punjabi actress Anita Devgun along with farmers and their family members shout slogans during Punjab bandh, a statewide farmers' strike against the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • The Delhi-Noida border at Sector 14-A blocked by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members sitting on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    The Delhi-Noida border at Sector 14-A blocked by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members sitting on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) blocking the Delhi- Ghaziabad border at Bhopura crossing in protest against farms bills, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) blocking the Delhi- Ghaziabad border at Bhopura crossing in protest against farms bills, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members and Congress workers block the Ghaziabad-Hapur crossing with tractors to mark their protest against the agriculture reform bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members and Congress workers block the Ghaziabad-Hapur crossing with tractors to mark their protest against the agriculture reform bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Farmers during the protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Farmers during the protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members take out a protest march against the agricultural reform bills passed in the parliament, at Kanhaiya Chowk, on September 25, 2020 in Bathinda, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members take out a protest march against the agricultural reform bills passed in the parliament, at Kanhaiya Chowk, on September 25, 2020 in Bathinda, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • City-based artist Gurpreet Singh shows artwork dedicated to farmers who are agitating against the farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. Singh has made a map of Punjab, on which various food grains and pulses that are produced by the farmers, are displayed, besides slogans. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    City-based artist Gurpreet Singh shows artwork dedicated to farmers who are agitating against the farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. Singh has made a map of Punjab, on which various food grains and pulses that are produced by the farmers, are displayed, besides slogans. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Farmers raise slogans while occupying a railway track during 'rail roko' protest against the passing of agriculture reform bills in the Parliament, at Devi Dasspura village, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Farmers raise slogans while occupying a railway track during 'rail roko' protest against the passing of agriculture reform bills in the Parliament, at Devi Dasspura village, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • JAP party supporters blocking Dak Bungalow crossing while taking part in the Bharat Bandh in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    JAP party supporters blocking Dak Bungalow crossing while taking part in the Bharat Bandh in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
    Hindustan Times via Getty Images
  • Indian policemen stand guard as elderly Indian farmers sit in the shade during a protest in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Hundreds of Indian farmers took to the streets on Friday protesting new laws that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments, but they fear these are likely to be exploited by private players for buying their crops cheaply. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Indian policemen stand guard as elderly Indian farmers sit in the shade during a protest in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Hundreds of Indian farmers took to the streets on Friday protesting new laws that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments, but they fear these are likely to be exploited by private players for buying their crops cheaply. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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  • Indian farmers shout slogans as they block a highway during a protest in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Indian farmers shout slogans as they block a highway during a protest in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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  • Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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  • Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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  • A farmer of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) - Indian Farmers' Union shouts slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Allahabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A farmer of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) - Indian Farmers' Union shouts slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Allahabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images)
    SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images
  • Farmers block a national highway during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Farmers block a national highway during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Punjab Police personnel stand guard near the Army convoy along a national highway blocked by farmers during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Punjab Police personnel stand guard near the Army convoy along a national highway blocked by farmers during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
    NARINDER NANU via Getty Images
  • Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
    MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images
  • Farmers block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Farmers block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Farmers shout slogans and block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Farmers shout slogans and block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • CPI and CPI(M) party workers being detained by the police during a protest against the farm bills, at Sub-Collector's Office in Vijayawada, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    CPI and CPI(M) party workers being detained by the police during a protest against the farm bills, at Sub-Collector's Office in Vijayawada, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • Members of various political parties block Santiniketan road during a protest against the farm bills passed in both the Houses of Parliament recently, at Bolpur in Birbhum district, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    Members of various political parties block Santiniketan road during a protest against the farm bills passed in both the Houses of Parliament recently, at Bolpur in Birbhum district, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav rides a tractor during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav rides a tractor during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • A shop is locked during Bharat Bandh, a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Kurali, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    A shop is locked during Bharat Bandh, a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Kurali, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav rides a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav rides a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • Buses parked at Mithapur stand during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    Buses parked at Mithapur stand during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav ride a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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    RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav ride a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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  • Indian farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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    Indian farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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  • Indian farmers raise their shawls and shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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    Indian farmers raise their shawls and shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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  • Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union protesting at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union protesting at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Bhanu speak with police personnel at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Bhanu speak with police personnel at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Indian farmers take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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  • Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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  • Indian farmers take vegetables in a rally at the Trinamool Congress Student cell during a protest against farm bills in Kolkata. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Indian farmers take vegetables in a rally at the Trinamool Congress Student cell during a protest against farm bills in Kolkata. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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  • Police personal detain Indian Youth Congress activist shout slogans as they protest against rise in unemployment and against farmer bill presented by central government on September 22, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Police personal detain Indian Youth Congress activist shout slogans as they protest against rise in unemployment and against farmer bill presented by central government on September 22, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • Farmers shout slogans as they block a railway track protesting against the new farm bills, at Devi Dass Pura village, about 20 kilometers from Amritsar, India, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Farmers across the state have threatened to stop train services as they demanded a rollback in three new farm bills of the central government, stating that these are against the interests of farmers. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
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    Farmers shout slogans as they block a railway track protesting against the new farm bills, at Devi Dass Pura village, about 20 kilometers from Amritsar, India, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Farmers across the state have threatened to stop train services as they demanded a rollback in three new farm bills of the central government, stating that these are against the interests of farmers. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
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  • Punjab Police personnel stand guard during Bharat Bandh, a nationwide farmers' strike, following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Punjab Police personnel stand guard during Bharat Bandh, a nationwide farmers' strike, following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Farmers block train tracks during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 24, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Farmers block train tracks during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 24, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Workers of Lok Insaf Party are sprayed by a water cannon by Haryana Police during a protest against the Central government, at Punjab Haryana border on September 23, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Workers of Lok Insaf Party are sprayed by a water cannon by Haryana Police during a protest against the Central government, at Punjab Haryana border on September 23, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu along with his supporters march during a protest rally against the farm bills from Bhandari bridge to Hall gate on September 23, 2020 in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu along with his supporters march during a protest rally against the farm bills from Bhandari bridge to Hall gate on September 23, 2020 in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
General secretary of CPI-ML Dipankar Bhattacharya demonstrating with party supporters at Dak Bungalow crossing in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
A man standing on the roof of a car as members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) sit on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, blocking the Delhi-Noida border, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Members of the All India Kishan Khetmazoor Trinamool Congress Committee, the farmers' wing of Trinamool Congress, protestesting against farm bills in front of Gandhi Statue at Mayo Road, on September 25, 2020 in Kolkata, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Members of BKU Ugrahan block railway tracks during a protest against the agriculture bills at Nabha, on September 24, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members participate in a protest march from Bhatinda to Mansa overbridge against the central government's agriculture reform bill, on September 24, 2020 in Bathinda, India. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Punjabi actor Hardeep Gill and Punjabi actress Anita Devgun along with farmers and their family members shout slogans during Punjab bandh, a statewide farmers' strike against the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The Delhi-Noida border at Sector 14-A blocked by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members sitting on protest against farm bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Noida, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) blocking the Delhi- Ghaziabad border at Bhopura crossing in protest against farms bills, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members and Congress workers block the Ghaziabad-Hapur crossing with tractors to mark their protest against the agriculture reform bills passed by the Parliament, on September 25, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Farmers arrive to protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Farmers during the protest against the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and agriculture reforms bills passed in the Parliament, at NH-7 Delhi-Amritsar Highway, at Shambhu Border, on September 25, 2020 in Patiala, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugraha members take out a protest march against the agricultural reform bills passed in the parliament, at Kanhaiya Chowk, on September 25, 2020 in Bathinda, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
City-based artist Gurpreet Singh shows artwork dedicated to farmers who are agitating against the farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. Singh has made a map of Punjab, on which various food grains and pulses that are produced by the farmers, are displayed, besides slogans. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Farmers raise slogans while occupying a railway track during 'rail roko' protest against the passing of agriculture reform bills in the Parliament, at Devi Dasspura village, on September 25, 2020 in Amritsar, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
JAP party supporters blocking Dak Bungalow crossing while taking part in the Bharat Bandh in protest against recently passed farm bills, on September 25, 2020 in Patna, India. The two bills - the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 - were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Indian policemen stand guard as elderly Indian farmers sit in the shade during a protest in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Hundreds of Indian farmers took to the streets on Friday protesting new laws that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments, but they fear these are likely to be exploited by private players for buying their crops cheaply. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Indian farmers shout slogans as they block a highway during a protest in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Indian farmers shout slogans as they ride tractors towards New Delhi in Noida, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A farmer of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) - Indian Farmers' Union shouts slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Allahabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Farmers block a national highway during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Punjab Police personnel stand guard near the Army convoy along a national highway blocked by farmers during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Police personnel detain an activist from a farmers rights organisation during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Bangalore on September 25, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Farmers block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Farmers shout slogans and block train tracks during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and activists of left parties and trade unions hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the passing of new farm bills in parliament, in Hyderabad on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
CPI and CPI(M) party workers being detained by the police during a protest against the farm bills, at Sub-Collector's Office in Vijayawada, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Members of various political parties block Santiniketan road during a protest against the farm bills passed in both the Houses of Parliament recently, at Bolpur in Birbhum district, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav rides a tractor during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
A shop is locked during Bharat Bandh, a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Kurali, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav rides a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Buses parked at Mithapur stand during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav ride a tractor along with party supporters during 'Bharat Bandh', a protest against the farm bills passed in Parliament recently, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Indian farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian farmers raise their shawls and shout anti-government slogans during a protest against farm bills in Bengaluru, India, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union protesting at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Bhanu speak with police personnel at Sector 14A Noida Delhi border where the police placed barricades to stop them from proceeding towards Azadpur Mandi on September 23, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Indian farmers take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Students of Trinamool Congress (TMC) party take part in a rally to protests against the new agriculture bills passed by the central government at Parliament in Kolkata, India on 23rd September, 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Indian farmers take vegetables in a rally at the Trinamool Congress Student cell during a protest against farm bills in Kolkata. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Police personal detain Indian Youth Congress activist shout slogans as they protest against rise in unemployment and against farmer bill presented by central government on September 22, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Farmers shout slogans as they block a railway track protesting against the new farm bills, at Devi Dass Pura village, about 20 kilometers from Amritsar, India, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Farmers across the state have threatened to stop train services as they demanded a rollback in three new farm bills of the central government, stating that these are against the interests of farmers. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
Punjab Police personnel stand guard during Bharat Bandh, a nationwide farmers' strike, following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), in Amritsar on September 25, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Farmers block train tracks during a protest following the recent passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house), at Devi Dasspura village some 25 kms from Amritsar on September 24, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Workers of Lok Insaf Party are sprayed by a water cannon by Haryana Police during a protest against the Central government, at Punjab Haryana border on September 23, 2020 in Patiala, India. (Photo by Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu along with his supporters march during a protest rally against the farm bills from Bhandari bridge to Hall gate on September 23, 2020 in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Indian farmers took to the streets and blocked roads and railways across the country intensifying protests over major new farming legislation they say will benefit only big corporates. Opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, the Left, AAP and Samajwadi Party, have also extended support to the farmers in their protests.

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