Policemen detain a student leader during a protest in support of the nationwide general strike called by farmers against the recent agricultural reforms in Allahabad on December 8, 2020. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)
Workers carry sacks at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Ghaziabad on December 8, 2020. – Indian farmers who have been blockading New Delhi on December 8 launched a one-day, nationwide general strike to push their demands for the government to repeal reform laws opening up trade in agricultural produce. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)Security personnel stand guard amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard on a road during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard on a road during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)Indian security personnel stand guard on a road during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)Bharatiya Janata Party supporters block a road during a 12-hour general strike in North Bengal called by BJP to protest against the West Bengal state government in Siliguri on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Diptendu DUTTA / AFP)Bharatiya Janata Party supporters block a road during a 12-hour general strike in North Bengal called by BJP to protest against the West Bengal state government in Siliguri on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Diptendu DUTTA / AFP)Trinamul Congress party activists beat a supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party (C with yellow scarf) during a 12-hour general strike in North Bengal called by BJP to protest against the West Bengal state government in Siliguri on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Diptendu DUTTA / AFP)Shop owners and salesmen hold placards and shout slogans during an eviction drive for illegal shops being conducted by Dhaka North City Corporation in Dhaka on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)A Sikh protester shouts slogans while blocking a highway during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Mumbai on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)Communist Party of India (Marxist) activists shout slogans as they block a road during a nationwide general strike called by farmers against the recent agricultural reforms in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)Activists supporting farmers shout slogans while holding agriculture produce during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Bangalore on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP)Supporters of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) shout slogans as they support a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Srinagar on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)Activists from United Sikh Forum hold placards in support of a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Srinagar on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)Farmers along with their children take part in a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)Farmers shout slogans during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)Commuters wait for the train services to resume after the suburban train was halted by the Leftists supporters during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)Farmers shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Indian lawmakers and industrialists during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)A commuter boards a suburban train after the train services were resumed following a protest by the Leftists supporters during a nationwide general strike against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)Commuters wait for the train services to resume after the suburban train was halted by the Leftists supporters during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)Leftists supporters protest on railway tracks during a nationwide general strike against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)Leftists supporters protest on railway tracks during a nationwide general strike against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)Leftists supporters protest on railway tracks during a nationwide general strike against the recent agricultural reforms at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)Workers stand next to sacks of carrots at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Ghaziabad on December 8, 2020. – Indian farmers who have been blockading New Delhi on December 8 launched a one-day, nationwide general strike to push their demands for the government to repeal reform laws opening up trade in agricultural produce. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)A municipal worker sweeps an almost deserted wholesale market during a strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Farmers in India are calling for a shutdown as their protest against new agriculture laws continue. Thousands of farmers are protesting reforms that they say could devastate crop prices and reduce their earnings. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Left party supporters participate in a protest during a nationwide shutdown called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. The strike follows five rounds of talks between the farmers and the Indian government that have failed to produce any breakthroughs. The farmers say the laws will lead the government to stop buying grain at minimum guaranteed prices and result in exploitation by corporations that will push down prices. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)Indian security personnel stand guard amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
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