Farmers’ Protest Echoes In US Rallies

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Washington: Hundreds of Sikh-Americans have held peaceful protest rallies in two cities in the USA in support of farmers in India protesting against the new agricultural reforms, news agency PTI reported.

A large car caravan of protesters from various parts of California blocked the traffic on the Bay Bridge on Saturday as they moved towards the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, while several hundreds gathered in downtown Indianapolis.

The protesters at both the places demanded the new laws should be repealed, saying they would push Indian farmers towards poverty and give the corporate sectors a monopoly.