2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest

Farmer unions and their leaders have requested that the laws be abolished and have stated that a compromise will not be accepted. Farmer leaders applauded the Supreme Court of India's stay decision on the farm rules' execution, but they rejected the Supreme Court-appointed committee. Farmers have also rejected a government plan to suspend the restrictions for 18 months, which was dated January 21, 2021. Between 14 October 2020 and 22 January 2021, the central government and farmers represented by agricultural unions held eleven rounds of talks, all of which ended in failure. On the 3rd of February, farmer leaders warned that if the farm regulations were not repealed, the protests would escalate to the point of overthrowing the government. The stay order on the farm laws' implementation, however, remains in place as of January 29, and the Supreme Court-appointed committee is continuing its work on the agricultural laws and has requested for public input before February 20, 2021.

Many farmer unions have branded the legislation "anti-farmer laws," and opposition lawmakers have said they would leave farmers to the "mercy of corporations." Farmers have also asked for the passage of a measure establishing a Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure that corporations do not have control over prices. The administration, on the other hand, claims that the rules will make it simple for farmers to sell directly to large customers, and that the protests are based on false information.

Unions began conducting local protests soon after the legislation were passed, particularly in Punjab. After two months of protests, farmer unions from Punjab and Haryana launched the Dilhi Chalo campaign, in which tens of thousands of farmers marched to the nation's capital. To prevent the farmer unions from invading Haryana and subsequently Delhi, the Indian government ordered police and law enforcement officers from numerous states to attack the demonstrators using water cannons, batons, and tear gas. According to trade unions, a nationwide national strike involving 250 million people took occur on November 26, 2020, in support of farmer unions. On the 30th of November, between 200,000 and 300,000 farmers converged at several border posts along the route to Delhi. Bengaluru was mentioned specifically on March 21st "Bengaluru must be transformed into Delhi by you (farmers). From all sides, you'll have to lay siege to the city ".. Farmer unions have received backing from transportation unions representing over 14 million truck drivers. On January 26, tens of thousands of farmers marched towards Delhi in a farmer's procession accompanied by a massive convoy of tractors.

The demonstrators veered from the pre-approved paths that the Delhi Police had approved. At times, the tractor march devolved into a violent demonstration as protesting farmers drove through barricades and clashed with police. Later, demonstrators arrived at the Red Fort and erected farmer union flags and religious banners on the rampart's mast. According to Haryana Police, there are over 40,000 devoted demonstrators sitting at Singhu and Tikri near the Delhi border as of March 21, 2021.