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Actions around the world in support of the Indian peasants

Massive rallies in front of India’s missions abroad are taking place in support of farmers. Millions of people have signed petitions. Non-resident Indians (NRIs), especially Punjabis abroad, are playing an important role. For example, young second and third generation Punjabis abroad are explaining to their relatives the experience of farmers in the U.S. and Canada where big corporate agribusinesses stole the lands of Indigenous peoples and farmers.

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High Court threatens to invoke Disaster Management Act on striking AIIMS nurses

The 5000-strong nursing staff of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) called off their agitation late night on 15th December in the wake of a Delhi High Court order restraining them from continuing with their strike and threatening to use the Disaster Management Act against them.

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‘Delhi for Farmers’: militant action in support of the peasants’ agitation

Shahidi Park at ITO in New Delhi was the scene of a militant protest action by the people of Delhi on December 14, to express support for and solidarity with the on-going agitation of the peasants

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We Workers Support the Just Demands of Our Peasant Brothers and Sisters!

Peasant-Worker Unity Zindabad!

An Attack on One is an Attack on All!

Joint statement issued by workers’ organisations, December 2020

Like crores and crores of people all over our country as well as innumerable people from all over the world, we the workers of the undersigned unions and organisations support the just demands of our peasants and demand that they be immediately fulfilled!

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From our Readers: This is a protest by all Indian kisans and not only Punjabi kisans

Television news channels keep referring the current mass agitation at the Delhi borders as a protest by Punjab farmers. This is deliberate disinformation. It contradicts the fact that the protestors include tens of thousands from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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Liberalisation of Agricultural Trade and Double Standards of Political Parties

On 7th December, senior BJP leader and Union Minister for Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, criticised the Congress and other opposition parties which had declared their supporting to the Bharat Bandh called by peasant organisations on 8th December. He accused these parties of “double standards”.

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Extensive ‘Bharat Bandh’ supports the peasant agitation

A call given by the farmers organisations leading the current agitation against the three anti-farmer laws passed by the Central government received wide-spread support throughout India. Apart from peasant organisations, the Bandh was supported by various unions of the workers as well as other organisations.

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From our Readers: Thanks for your coverage of the peasant agitation

Dear Editor, I have been reading the non-stop coverage of the peasant struggle and the news of protests on your website. I thank you for publishing the statements and the news around the issue, which clearly explain why the farmers are protesting and all the support that they are receiving

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On the 28th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid:

Joint rally demands punishment of the guilty

Activists of the Communist Ghadar Party of India participated in a joint protest rally at Mandi House in New Delhi on December 6.

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The three anti-peasant laws must be withdrawn! Stop the looting of peasants!

Statement of Indian Workers Association (GB), December 6, 2020

Dear Brothers and sisters,

Lakhs of peasants from Punjab and Haryana who have come to Delhi to demand the withdrawal of anti-peasant laws passed by the central government of India, are braving bitter cold and sleeping rough without any facilities for shower or the call of nature, for the 11^th day since 26^th of November on Delhi borders.