Title: Thousands of farmers march to Indian capital defying tear gas | India News | Al Jazeera
Headings: Thousands of farmers march to Indian capital defying tear gas
Thousands of farmers march to Indian capital defying tear gas
‘Not acceptable’
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Extraordinary scenes
‘Rushed through the farm bills’

Content: This is a huge issue in India.” Earlier a police request to use stadiums as temporary jails was rejected by the city authorities, according to local media. Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi [Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]
Under the laws that Modi has called “a watershed for agriculture”, farmers are free to sell their produce anywhere, including to big corporate buyers, instead of at government-regulated wholesale markets where farmers are assured of a Minimum Support Price (MSP) – the price at which the government buys farm produce. The laws also allow farmers to enter into a contract with private companies in a step the government hopes will bring private sector investments in the sector that has struggled for years. BREAK- Tear gas shells fired at farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border. I’ve seen atleast 8 rounds of tear gas shells being fired. Police have moved forward to push farmers back. # FarmersProtest #Watch #दिल्ली_चलो pic.twitter.com/hRt1iTytxM
— Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) November 27, 2020
Many farmer organisations and trade unions oppose the new law, saying it would leave small growers with little bargaining power. They also say they fear the government will eventually withdraw price support (MSP) for wheat and rice. The government says there is no plan to eliminate the wholesale markets.