The farmers are camping along at least five major highways on the outskirts of New Delhi and have said they won't leave until the government rolls back what they call the "black laws." They have blockaded highways leading to the capital for three weeks, and several rounds of talks with the Indian government have failed to produce any breakthroughs.
Farmer leaders have threatened to intensify their agitation and threatened to block trains in the coming days if the government doesn't abolish the laws. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Thursday that the government was willing to amend the laws to allay the farmers' concerns, but that they should give up their insistence on scrapping them.
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