Indian Parliament Repeals Farm Reform Laws After Year of Protests

Indian Parliament Repeals Farm Reform Laws After Year of Protests
People attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws at Kandela village in Jind district in the northern state of Haryana, India, Feb. 3, 2021. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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India’s Parliament has voted to repeal agricultural reforms that provoked a year-long protest by farmers, following a surprise decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll back the contentious laws in what was seen as a rare retreat for the leader.

Both houses of Parliament passed the bill to withdraw the three laws via voice vote on Nov. 29, the first day Parliament reconvened its winter session, amid demands from the opposition to discuss the issue.

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