New Delhi, the capital of India, is full of angry farmers.
Farmers demonstrating a tractor in New Delhi, India on the 26th (local time). EPA=Yonhap News
On the 26th (local time), tens of thousands of farmers opposing the Agricultural Reform Act held a large-scale tractor demonstration on the main national holiday of India, Republic Day. The protest was announced in advance, and New Delhi police allowed it to be limited, but farmers broke the barrier and entered the city. Some protesters climbed the Red Fort, a representative ruins in New Delhi, and put their flags on the flag-raising platform. As a result, the police fired tear gas, and there were conflicts in various places.
On the 26th (local time), farmers protesters confront the police in Bangalore, India. EPA=Yonhap News
Farmers have been protesting in Tokyo since last November. EPA=Yonhap News
Protesters on the Red Fort in New Delhi. AP=Yonhap News
Farmers entering New Delhi with tractors are clearing barriers. AP=Yonhap News
Farmers confront the police on a tractor. EPA=Yonhap News
On the 25th (local time), farmers on the move for a New Delhi business meeting are taking a break near Uttar Pradesh. AP=Yonhap News
The main content of the Agricultural Reform Act being promoted by the Indian government is to open the distribution and pricing system managed by the state to the market so that farmers can directly trade with private distributors. However, farmers are calling for a complete abolition of the Agricultural Reform Act due to market instability.
As the protests intensified, the police fired tear gas at the protesters. Reuters = Yonhap News
Farmers’ protesters climb on a tractor and shout out for a ward. AP=Yonhap News
Farmers and protesters are heading for New Delhi. Reuters = Yonhap News
Protesters and police confronting near the New Delhi Police Headquarters. EPA=Yonhap News
Farmers have been protesting in Tokyo for about two months since last November, solving lodging and eating in New Delhi. In the process, a number of victims have also occurred due to cold and traffic accidents.
Reporter Jang Jin-young