Watershed moment for the history of Indian agriculture: Defiant Modi on farm bills
(WorldNews India)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the passage of the farm bills as a “watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture”, exhibiting defiance in the face of intense protests by peasants’ organisations and risking losing allies. “A watershed moment for the history of Indian agriculture! Congratulations to our hardworking farmers on the passage of key bills in Parliament, which will ensure a complete transformation of the agriculture sector as well as empower crores of farmers,” he tweeted. Modi posted a series of tweets, in Punjabi apart from Hindi and English, asserting that the three farm bills would transform the lives of...