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India to repeal controversial farm laws that led to protests

Farmers light firecrackers to celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Farmers distribute sweets to celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) A man distributes sweets to celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) File - Members of Communist Party of India shout slogans during a protest against farm laws in Mumbai, India Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)