Farmers' Protests Escalate in India as Extra Forces Deployed
- Demonstrations in Madhya Pradesh after five farmers killed
- Farmers are seeking higher crop prices, loan bailouts
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Authorities in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh deployed extra security forces in an attempt to quell violent farmer protests, as the agitation spread around the country.
Protests expanded into Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra while farmers in Madhya Pradesh continued to demand loan waivers and higher crop prices. Demonstrators this week blocked roads and vandalized property, posing a major challenge to the local government, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.