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From uprooting mobile towers to cries of #BoycottJio— the farmers’ protests in India are heating up and spreading far and wide

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It’s been over a month since #farmers arrived at the border of India’s national capital, #NewDelhi, to protest the country’s three new contentious #FarmLaws.

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The critical sixth round of talks scheduled to take place on December 29 has now been postponed to December 30 at the government’s request.

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The delay comes even as the agitation among protesting farmers is on the rise, and they refuse to give into the government’s narrative. Even Prime Minister #NarendraModi’s attempts to assuage them thus far have failed.

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The lack of trust between the two sides seems to be widening. It has even captured the attention of international governments — some of whom have questioned India's government’s handling of the situation.

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Farmers in India have called for a boycott of products by companies owned by billionaires #GautamAdani & #MukeshAmbani. According to the protestors, India’s new #FarmLaws play in favour of the giant corporates and will cause farmers more harm than good in the long run.

Some farmer’s unions have localised issues that they want addressed. However, the primary cause of impasse between the Indian government and the farmers is that the latter is firm on its main demand — repeal the three new laws.

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Small scale protests started in #Punjab as early as August when the new farmer laws were made public. It was only two months later that the unions issued the call for the ‘#DelhiChalo’ (Let’s go to Delhi) march.

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Thereafter — even though most widespread protests continue to be centred around Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh — demonstrations were also reported in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala and other states.

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Several Indian-American protests were also held outside Indian consulates in San Francisco, Chicago, Indianapolis, New York, Houston, Michigan, Atlanta and Washington D.C.

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Even in New Zealand, 1,500 protesters gathered around Auckland’s Aotea Square to raise their voice against the new laws.

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