What’s Happening: The Farmer Protests in Panjab

On September 20th, of this year, the Indian government passes a farming reform bill that makes sweeping changes in agricultural practices throughout the country. What has followed since then are mass protests by farmers alleging that the changes threaten their livelihood.

Manpreet Singh and Harinder Singh come together to discuss what and why this is happening now, what is in the bill and what this could mean for the future of farmers in India.

#Punjab #Congress #BJP #Sikhism

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Featuring:

Harinder Singh

SikhRI | Senior Fellow, Research & Policy

https://sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh

Manpreet Singh

SikhRI | Digital Marketing Lead