Indian Farmer Sends Tractors To Fill Delhi Highway

JAKARTA - The fire of resistance from Indian peasants against the Agricultural Reform Law has not yet been extinguished. Most recently, tens of thousands of farmers took action with their tractors. They fill toll roads on the outskirts of India's capital, New Delhi.

The protesters who filled the toll road came from the state of Punjab. They are dominated by the Sikh religious group with turbaned youths and elderly farmers.

This action was created because more and more days, the farmers and the government had not yet agreed to an agreement. "We want Modi to repeal three laws," said Rajvinder Singh, a farmer from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab.

26 jan nu taan loki tractor march hi dekhna passand because ge waheguru ji sadi es ekta nu najar na lagge .. # TractorMarchDelhi pic.twitter.com/WbfCMcnlV0

- Judge kaur (farmer) (@jsupportfarmer) January 7, 2021

He also added that the rallies were a way of building pressure on the government ahead of India's Republic Day on January 26. Republic of India Day, said Rajvinder, will be the main momentum for all the peasants in India to take to the streets in a big way if the agricultural reform law has not been repealed.

Previously, the government of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had several meetings with the head of farmer groups. However, there is no agreement yet.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the dispute is a new law that the government says will overhaul the failed sector with agricultural deregulation and eliminate state intermediaries. But Indian farmers believe that the changes will only benefit big companies.

Therefore, the farmer's fate will be even more heartbreaking. As a result, tens of thousands of farmers have blocked major highways in India for nearly two months. Indian farmers do not seem to have retreated one bit from their stance, despite the rain, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the life-threatening cold weather.