Indian farmers to scale up protests as Rihanna weighs in


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Farmers sit on a hunger protest against the farm laws at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

KANDELA, India (Reuters) - Indian farmers' leaders on Wednesday outlined plans to scale up months of protests against agricultural reforms, as their cause gained high-profile supporters in the West.

Demanding the repeal of three new farm laws that they say will hurt them to the benefit of large corporations, tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of Delhi since late 2020.

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