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In protest of newly passed farming legislation, millions of protestors from India’s Northern States of Punjab and Haryana have made their way to the country’s capital of Delhi. The two states are considered the breadbasket of the country and both have largely agrarian-based economies.
The farmers are protesting against the Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce Act, Farm Services Act, and Essential Commodities Act.
Agitation amongst farmers began in September when the bills were first introduced, but when they were officially pushed through as law both Punjab and Haryana erupted in protest.
The new policies rid the farming industry of hoarding laws, which made it illegal for large corporations to hoard produce. Now, with the ability to hoard, large corporations could potentially stockpile crops reducing the demand for farmer produce and force farmers to sell at a low price in upcoming years.
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