For a week, Indian farmers have been occupying the outskirts of India's capital, New Delhi.
Police have used tear gas, batons and water cannons against the demonstrators to prevent them from getting into the city, but more and more continue to arrive with their tractors and trucks, reports the Associated Press.
- Modi wants to sell our country to companies.
He can not rule over the millions of people who have given their sweat and blood to this country for generations, says 31-year-old Kaljeet Singh who traveled over 300 km to participate in the protests to the AP.
Necessary according to the government
The residents, mostly residents of the states of Punjab and Haryana, claim that the new laws of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are impairing their ability to support themselves.
The agricultural reform means, among other things, that the previous minimum price for crops is abolished, which farmers fear will lead to the market being taken over by large companies.
The government, on the other hand, argues that the laws are necessary and enable farmers to market their products and increase their production through private investment.
Some parity leaders have called the farmers' "inappropriate" and "antipatriotic", a label often given to those who criticize Modi and his policies.