The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the repeal of the aforementioned regulations on November 19 and the Cabinet approved a bill for the elimination last Wednesday, reflected the Scroll portal.
However, the farmers’ unions stated that they will continue to hold demonstrations until these agricultural laws are finally repealed in Parliament.
They also claim that there are other pending lawsuits, such as a law guaranteeing the minimum price to support crops and the withdrawal of cases brought against protesters.
They are also demanding the resignation of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son was arrested for the alleged run over of farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the entry points into the state of Delhi for a year, fearing that the new laws will make them vulnerable to business exploitation and dismantle the minimum price support regime.
However, the government claimed that the new regulations would give farmers more access to markets and boost production through private investment.
In January, almost two months after the protest movement, the Supreme Court suspended the application of the agricultural laws and instead created a committee and tasked it with consulting stakeholders and evaluating the impact of the laws.
This Friday, farmers held special prayers to pay tribute to the more than 700 who died during the protest.
The farmers, wearing colorful turbans, umbrellas, long beards and mustaches, danced on the tractors, distributed candy and hugged each other to celebrate the occasion.
Children and elders, men and women, carried flags of their farmers’ unions and raised slogans of victory, amid an incessant beat of drums.
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