Indian farmers strike

[alanjjohnstone]

Fallen out of the news headlines but it is still taking place despite the Covid emergency

https://www.dw.com/en/what-happened-to-indias-farmer-protests/a-57646758

They have called for a nationwide day of protests on May 26, 6 months of protest.

[alanjjohnstone]

The protest is still happening in a protracted war of attrition where Modi’s government has not compromised, nor the farmers prevailed.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58455866

Another larger protest is scheduled for 27 September

[alanjjohnstone]

Smashing The Heads of Farmers: A Global Struggle Against Tyranny

If the farmers fail to get the farm bills repealed, India will again become dependent on food imports

[alanjjohnstone]

https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/dalit-agricultural-labourers-lay-siege-to-the-house-punjab-chief-minister/

Dalits and farmers unite

[alanjjohnstone]

As one comrade says, perseverance and persistence can piss a hole through stone.

Modi apparently concedes defeat and says he will repeal the farm laws.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/indian-pm-narendra-modi-to-repeal-farm-laws-after-year-of-protests

[alanjjohnstone]

Various Indian states have been holding elections and once again Modi’s Hindu nationalists BJP have won in four states.

However, Punjab which was the epicentre of the farmers’ resistance recorded a victory for the AAP with an impressive majority

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