A caravan of vehicles and scooters, marked with flags and placards with anti-farming law slogans, has entered New Delhi, where activities for the national day are underway, including a military parade and address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other high-ranking officials.
Protesting farmers use loudspeakers to voice their demands.
Indian farmers have been protesting for several months now against three new pieces of legislation that they fear will drive their revenues down by revoking state-assured pricing safeguards.
While shorter supply chains are generally considered a positive thing, the Indian regulator also used to supervise the supply-demand balance. Farmers now fear that corporate buyers will take advantage of the free-fall supply and the annulment of government-assured minimum prices to keep the prices as low as possible.
