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Dozens of people gathered for a demonstration in central London on Sunday in solidarity with farmers protesting the new laws in India.
The Metropolitan Police have warned people at India’s High Commission that they risk being fined if they break coronavirus restrictions and urged protesters to leave the area. An arrest was made.
The Sikh Federation of the United Kingdom tweeted a video of the protest, showing dozens of people outside the High Commission of India waving flags and chanting.
The photos showed crowds of people holding signs in support of farmers, with messages such as: ‘No farmers, no food, no future’ and ‘Indian farmers are sold by Modi’, referring to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New laws introduced that will remove protections for farmers who sell, store and price their products have caused outrage in India.
A man was arrested in central London after dozens of people gathered at a rally in solidarity with farmers protesting new laws in India.
A protester blasts blue smoke into the crowd during a protest in central London on Sunday
The Metropolitan Police warned people at the Indian High Commission on Sunday that they risk being fined if they break coronavirus restrictions and urged protesters to leave the area.
Dozens of people gathered in front of the High Commission of India in London in what the Sikh Federation of the United Kingdom described as a ‘siege’
In the tweet, the Sikh Federation of the United Kingdom described the protest as a “siege by the High Commission of India in London in support of farmers peacefully protesting in Delhi.”
Met Police Commander Paul Brogden said: ‘I strongly urge anyone who is planning to come to the Aldwych area to reconsider.
‘I would also encourage anyone currently present to leave the area.
“Our officers will take appropriate action when necessary.”
Officers advised motorists to avoid Fleet Street, Strand, and Waterloo Bridge.
Officials advised motorists Sunday to avoid Fleet Street, Strand and Waterloo Bridge to stay out of the way of the protest.
Protesters held banners and waved flags during the rally in support of protesting Indian farmers
A BMW car is defaced with the message ‘NO FARMERS NO FOOD #ISTAND WITH FARMERS
A protester speaks to police at Sunday’s rally in front of the Indian High Commission in London
The London rally came as thousands of Indian farmers, outraged by laws they say threaten their livelihoods, intensified their protests.
On Friday, farmers blocked roads and camped on the outskirts of the capital Delhi, and remained in place on Saturday.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of protesting farmers’ unions have held several rounds of talks but have yet to make any progress in breaking the deadlock on the set of laws passed by parliament in September.
The London rally came as thousands of Indian farmers, outraged by laws they say threaten their livelihoods, intensified their protests. Pictured: A demonstration on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border on Saturday
On Friday, farmers blocked roads and camped on the outskirts of the capital Delhi, and remained in place on Saturday.
The new set of market-friendly laws effectively removes protections for farmers around issues of sale, price and product storage.
Previous legislation had protected farmers from an unfettered free market for decades, according to the BBC.
Although several farmers’ unions have supported the protest, the agitation is largely led by farmers from the relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in northern India.
Every year, the Indian government spends billions of dollars buying millions of tons of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana, and the world’s most expensive food purchase program has become the centerpiece of the India’s largest farmer protest in years.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of protesting farmers’ unions have held several rounds of talks, but have yet to make any progress in breaking the deadlock on the set of laws passed by parliament in September. Pictured: Protesters burn an effigy of Modi and top businessmen in Amritsar on Friday
Farmers listen to a speaker during a protest against the recently passed agricultural bills on the Singhu border near Delhi on Friday.
