On Tuesday, tweets from both Rihanna and Greta Thunberg cast a spotlight on India, where farmers are protesting laws they say threaten their livelihoods and are costing lives #FarmersProtest https://twitter.com/insidernews/status/1345958973741084672
Farmers in India are protesting three agricultural reform bills that were passed in Sep. 2020. The bills loosened rules for the sale, pricing, and storage of farm produce that have protected farmers from an unfettered free market for years. #FarmersProtest https://www.insider.com/farmers-protest-across-india-against-modis-liberalisation-2020-12
Farmers are now expected to sell goods to independent buyers rather than through government-sanctioned marketplaces, which they say will reduce earnings and leave them vulnerable to large private companies due to a lack of minimum pricing. #FarmersProtest https://www.businessinsider.com/india-closed-farmers-occupy-cities-in-revolt-against-market-reforms-2020-12
Protesters set up blockades to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi into repealing the laws. Modi's government has defended the bills, despite India's farm sector making up nearly 15% of the country's $2.9 trillion economy. #FarmersProtest https://www.insider.com/india-resumes-talks-with-protesting-farmers-over-agriculture-laws-2020-12
Record numbers of farmers in India are committing suicide, and experts fear the farming laws could drive even more people to the brink if they're not repealed. #FarmersProtest https://www.businessinsider.com/india-farmers-protest-law-suicide-epidemic-2021-1
India’s Ministry of External Affairs responded to the recent rise in social media coverage on the protests with a statement saying it's "neither accurate nor responsible." #FarmersProtest
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