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Kisan Diwas 2020: All you need to know about Farmers' Day amid protests

Kisan Diwas 2020 or the National Farmers' Day 2020 is a day to celebrate the 'annadata' of the country.

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Farmers raise slogans during their protest against the farm laws at Singhu Border, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Arindam Roy New Delhi
For nearly a month, a group representing farmers from across India are not on their fields but on the streets, surrounding the country’s national capital, Delhi, to fight for their ‘survival’. 
India’s BJP-led government recently passed three farm laws, which the government claims will help reform the agriculture sector. The three farm laws, according to the government, will help in bringing private investment to the farm sector, help the farmers sell their produce to anyone they wish to and loosen the hold of APMC ‘mandis’. 
However, the protesting farmers believe the laws are meant to dilute the MSP regime, which in turn

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