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Victory to the Indian farmers’ protests!
Activists celebrated the triumph over the hated farms laws by gathering at the High Commission of India in London. DIDI ROSSI reports
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ON November 26 2021, the great Indian farmers’ protest celebrated its first anniversary and its first major victory.
A few days before President Narendra Modi had announced he would repeal his hated farm laws.
It was these laws which a year ago had prompted over 250 million people to come out in an all-India strike, the biggest strike in history, including not only farmers but workers in engineering, transport, textiles, docks, banking and education.
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