Indian Farmers Win Major Victory Against Far-Right Government

Over 700 Protesters Killed in Year-Long United Struggle

On November 19, after a year-long struggle, more than 500 farmers’ unions from across India together forced the far-right BJP government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw three anti-farmer, anti-people, pro-corporate farm laws. The farmers’ movement represents more than 900 million Indian farmers and agricultural workers across diverse ethnic and religious groups and is supported by trade unions, workers, students, youth, and women’s organizations. This hard-won victory shows the power of working and oppressed people united in struggle and is a win for people’s movements around the world.The 2020 farm laws were designed by the Modi government to enhance corporate control over agriculture and further enslave farmers and agricultural workers—who are make up a majority of the Indian workforce—to corporations.

On November 26, 2020, after months of trying to persuade the government to withdraw the farm laws, Indian farmers began what would become the largest people’s movement in the world’s history. Millions joined railway and transit blockades, boycotts, a tractor rally, country-wide shutdowns, and sit-ins, including months-long encampments on the boarders of the Indian capital city, Delhi. For a year, the farmers remained united and drew support from across India despite brutal attacks by the government, demonization in the media, and extreme hardship during which more than 700 people were killed due to government repression.

Despite their historic win, the farmers vow to continue their fight until the laws are officially withdrawn during the upcoming parliamentary session and other demands are met. The other demands include the passing of a minimum price law, the withdrawal of legal cases filed against the farmers’ protest, and the arrest of those who are responsible for the massacre of farmers. This movement has maintained its purpose and solidarity even in the face of brutal repression and sacrifice, showing what will be required of us all if we are to win our own liberation by finally overturning the capitalist system.

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We organize for jobs and higher wages, against racism, women’s, and LGBTQ oppression, and for solidarity with immigrants. We organize for community schools, lower rents, and food on our tables. We organize for workers’ power so that everything will one day be removed from the capitalists’ private ownership.

We oppose the Pentagon, which is looting our tax dollars and handing them over to war-profiteering private companies, while social programs are gutted. We oppose war for empire which is pursued only to lower our wages and plunder the world’s resources while destroying the environment. We reject the monopoly media who feed us lie after lie.

The labor of workers produces enormous wealth here in Louisiana, the U.S. and the world– so much wealth that everyone could have housing, meaningful jobs, education, healthcare, and genuine equality. But this wealth is stolen and privately owned by the capitalist class for their greed and profit. We believe that we, the workers of the world, can unite in revolution to overcome capitalism and build a better world.

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