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Photos: India's opposition parties stage nationwide protest against new farm bills

Amid uproar in Parliament, lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial farm bills

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Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor
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Youth Congress workers stage a protest against farm bills, in Jammu. Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments.
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2/12
Farmers organizations, agricultural associations along with Congress workers held a protest march from Sangrolli Rayanna railway station to freedom park against Agricultural Bills, in Bengaluru .
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3/12
Farmers organizations, agricultural associations along with Congress workers held a protest march from Sangrolli Rayanna railway station to freedom park against Agricultural Bills, in Bengaluru
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4/12
Samajwadi Party workers stage a protest dharna in Varanasi.
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5/12
Policemen carry a members of India's opposition Congress party during a protest against farm bills in New Delhi.
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6/12
Police use water cannon to disperse Youth Congress workers and farmers protesting over Farm Bills, in Ambala.
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7/12
Police use water cannon to disperse Youth Congress workers and farmers during the protest over Farm Bills, at Sadopur border.
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8/12
Farmers organizations, agricultural associations along with Congress workers held a protest march from Sangrolli Rayanna railway station to freedom park against Agricultural Bills, in Bengaluru .
ANI
9/12
Police stand guard as Congress workers protest against farm bills, in New Delhi.
PTI
10/12
Police use water cannon to disperse Youth Congress workers and farmers during the protest over farm bills, at Sadopur border, in Ambala.
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11/12
Members of India's opposition Congress party shout anti government slogans during a protest against farm bills in New Delhi.
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12/12
Police personnel detain Congress party worker during a protest against Farm Bills, in New Delhi.
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