Angry Indian growers gather near parliament to protest over farm laws


Farmers shout slogans during a sit-in protest against the farm laws, near the parliament house in New Delhi, India, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian farmers, protesting against new agriculture laws they say threaten their livelihoods, started a sit-in on Thursday near parliament in the capital, renewing a push for repeal of the laws.

In the longest-running growers' protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, tens of thousands of farmers have camped out on major highways leading to New Delhi for more than seven months.

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