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Indian farmers demand guaranteed prices for agricultural produce

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are camping on the borders of New Delhi demanding legal guarantees of a minimum support price for their crops.

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Munawar Zaman
Press TV, New Delhi

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are camping on the borders of New Delhi demanding legal guarantees of a minimum support price for their crops. Farmers are ramping up pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by blocking highways and roads leading to the capital city in a bid to highlight their long-standing grievances. Munawar Zaman reports from the outskirts of New Delhi.