Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the way the laws were repealed, saying the government knew it “did something wrong and was afraid of discussion in parliament.” However, opposition parties, including the Congress, have accused the government of repealing laws solely because of the upcoming general elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh early next year. 29 October 2021: Delhi police have begun removing barricades at the border with Ghazipur where farmers have protested the centre`s three new agricultural laws. Similar scenes were also seen on the border with Tikri. Police and workers were also seen removing occupied iron nails from NH9 in Ghazipur. On the occasion of Gurupurab on the 19th. In November 2021, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government would repeal the three laws during the next winter session of Parliament in December. In a televised speech, Modi lamented his government`s failure to convince farmers of the benefits of the law, saying:[10][76][77] The SKM had also called for mass mahapanchayats in all state capitals on November 26 as part of the first anniversary of the Delhi border unrest. On this day, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan will gather at the borders of Delhi to participate in the Mahapanchayats. June 26, 2021: Farmers march in Delhi to protest land laws for seven months. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) claimed that farmers in states such as Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana were jailed during the protests. 12. In January 2021, the Supreme Court suspended the application of agricultural laws. [7] The Supreme Court appointed a committee to investigate complaints about farm laws.
[7] [8] The committee asked the public to submit proposals on farm legislation by February 20, 2021. [25] The state assemblies of Punjab, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh have introduced bills to oppose and amend the three land laws of the centres. [26] [27] [28] The protests began on November 25 last year, when thousands of peasants marched to the capital as part of a “Dilli Chalo” campaign, demanding a complete repeal of the law. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress have made land reforms a clear promise for years. [20] [21] President Ram Nath Kovind has given his approval to the bill, which completes the process of repealing the three controversial agricultural laws. The Justice Department on Wednesday night announced the law repealing the 2021 agricultural laws, which cancels all agricultural laws passed by parliament last year. For more than a year, farmers camped out on the outskirts of the Indian capital to protest the laws, arguing that market forces would further drive prices down and that small farmers would struggle to negotiate cheap deals with corporate giants. Ahead of Prime Minister Modi`s announcement to repeal agricultural laws today, Samyukta Kisan Morcha called on 500 farmers to participate in a peaceful tractor march to parliament every day during the winter session starting November 29. This will take place on the occasion of a year of agitation against the three agrarian laws of the Centre. Modi`s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had insisted that the reforms would modernize India`s land system.
However, farmers said it could expose them to exploitation and ruin their livelihoods. January 28, 2021: Tensions at Delhi`s Ghazipur border have risen after the administration of the neighbouring Ghaziabad district ordered protesting farmers to clean up the site at night. In the evening, as police in riot gear dispersed the compound, protesters camped there and their leaders, including BKU`s Rakesh Tikait, said they would not leave. Several farmers` associations announced increased agitation against the acts and called for a “Bharat Bandh” on September 25, 2020. This initiative was supported by up to 10 trade union centres and 18 political parties. [67] [68] [69] Since these laws were proposed, various demonstrations have taken place in different states of India. The protests are the first major farmers` protests since Narendra Modi`s government took office in 2014. On 26 November 2020, Haryana police prevented Haryana farmers from entering Delhi.
[70] [71] At the border near Ambla, protesters were hit by police with water cannons and tear gas canisters; Protesters threw stones and threw police barricades into the river. [72] In response, police used water cannons. The media reported that police had dug trenches on some roads leading to Delhi; The Haryana government has dug the national highway connecting Haryana and Delhi. Sand-filled trucks and bulldozers were also placed on their way to Delhi. Previously, the house of the Prime Minister of Haryana was blocked by farmers. [73] 28. August 2021: Agitation against land laws passed last year has returned to the spotlight as Haryana police cracked down on farmers in Karnal, leaving several injured in a Lathicharge charge at the Bastara toll booth on the national highway. Indian farmers forced Modi to abandon new laws. So why don`t they go home? Under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers across the country have been calling since last year, among other things, for the repeal of the three agricultural laws and the legalization of the minimum support price (MSP). After several protesters from Singhu and Ghazipur changed their route, they marched to the ITO and Red Fort in central Delhi, where police used tear gas and Lashi attacks, while some farmers vandalized public property and attacked police personnel.