Indian farmers protesting against new agriculture laws reinforce their numbers and vow to continue

The angry calls of defiance blasted from the loudspeakers. “We are not going away, no matter what,” shouted the speaker, to loud cheers from the crowd. “Reverse the black laws.”

For weeks, the atmosphere in the Ghazipur farmers’ protest camp on the outskirts of Delhi had been cheerful. But by Friday morning it had turned to cold fury.

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