India's Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws following more than a year of protests
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CNN By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious agricultural laws that sparked more than a year of protests, in a rare apparent climb down ahead of pivotal state elections.
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In a surprise announcement, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial agriculture laws that prompted yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant political challenge to his administration.
CNN By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious agricultural laws that sparked more than a year of protests, in a rare apparent climb down ahead of pivotal state elections.
In a major reversal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday that he would repeal the controversial agriculture laws that sparked yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant challenge to his administration.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he would repeal three agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for more than a year, a significant climb-down for the combative le…
In a surprise concession, the government is withdrawing laws it said were aimed at modernizing agriculture but that farmers feared would hurt their income.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement Friday that he will withdraw agriculture laws that triggered a year of farmer protests, in what is seen as a major climbdown by his government. The nationwide demonstrations were the biggest challenge faced to date by his government.
Indian PM Narendra Modi said he will be repealing three farm laws that have led to massive protests among farmers. He requested the protesters to go home to their families, farms and loved ones.
Farmers in northern India have been protesting against the three laws for over a year. Union leader Rakesh Tikait said they will not call off the protest until parliament formally repeals the laws.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious agricultural laws that sparked more than a year of protests, in a rare apparent climb down ahead of pivotal state elections.
Narendra Modi announced suddenly that controversial farm laws would be repealed. As protesting farmers cry victory, Modi's political foes see no "change of heart," only a "fear of elections."
India will repeal three controversial farming laws that were passed in September 2020 and allowed for greater privatization. Farmers had been protesting for a year to have them withdrawn – without success.
The three laws were passed last year, with the government saying they were essential for the modernization of Indian agriculture. But that led to furious protests from farmers fearing for their livelihoods.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged protesters to return home and said the constitutional process to repeal the laws will begin in December when parliament sits for the winter session.
After months of deadly protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday the country was repealing three farm laws that had sparked a backlash among farmers in the country, according to reports.
India will repeal three agricultural reform laws that sparked almost a year of massive protests by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, in a stunning U-turn for his Hindu nationalist go…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that he will rescind an agricultural law that farmers have been protesting for over a year. The decision comes as Mr. Modi’s party gears up for elections in key states early next year.
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