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A huge protest has place in India in what could the largest demonstration in human history. Tens of thousands of farmers on the capital New Delhi to concerns about new farming legislation. This number nothing out of the ordinary for a demo. However, history was when up to 250 million people from a broad cross-section of the subcontinent in a 24-hour general strike. The protestors came from all walks of life to solidarity with the farmers. The scale of the protest the government to meet the protesters face-to-face. The numbers made the government change its tactics somewhat, as marches are usually with a show of force from the police.

India's farmers up in arms about the enactment of three laws to "" the country's agriculture industry. The laws a radical upheaval of India's agrarian society. Furious farmers are their anger on the streets. They are the government of selling out millions of India's agricultural workers for the benefit of big agri-business. They have set up protest camps around Delhi in what like a blockade of the city. A farmers' union representative said: "We will rail tracks if our demands are not ." He said agriculture was too important for governments to play party politics with. Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar said he optimistic about a compromise.