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On the morning of Gurupurab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the complete retraction of the farmer’s bill, against which farmers have been protesting since the last September. The parliament proceeding to repeal the bill will be concluded in this winter session.
India Today reported PM Narendra Modi saying that “I apologize to India and with a true and pure heart that may be… we were not able to convince farmers [over the farm laws]. I’m here to declare that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws…We will complete all the formalities during the Parliament session that begins this month”. The Prime Minister also urged to farmers for going back to their respective homes after a year.
The controversial bill was passed in the month of September 2020 with a voice vote in the monsoon session of parliament. This made farmers angry and they came out on roads. Since then Farmers’ protests have been only growing big. The protest continued during the lockdown.
It was recognized in international media as well. The protest gained international buzz when pop singer, Rihana tweeted about the protest in February. The teenager climate activist Greta Thunberg supported the protest publically.
The protest was seeing upheaval and violence every now and then. The protest included recorded deaths and suicide cases.