Indian police fired tear gas Friday at protesting farmers attempting to march to the capital New Delhi to push for their longstanding demand of guaranteed minimum prices for their crops.
Farmers carry a wounded man after police fired tear gas to prevent them from marching towards India 's capital Delhi, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border in Punjab on December 6, 2024. India n police fired tear gas on December 6 at protesting farmers attempting to march to the capital New Delhi to push for their longstanding demand of guaranteed minimum prices for their crops.
Authorities also suspended mobile internet services along the route of the procession to prevent communication among the protesters. "In February, we held four rounds of talks with the government but since then there have been no further discussions on our demands," farmer leaderIn addition to price guarantees for their harvest, farmers are demanding a grab-bag of other concessions, including loan waivers and increased compensation for land acquired by the government several years ago.
Two-thirds of India's 1.4 billion people draw their livelihood from agriculture, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country's GDP, according to government figures.
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