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Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?

Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?

Yogendra Yadav is a prominent opponent of changes to India's farm laws

The Interview · BBC World Service

February 17, 202123m 58s

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Show Notes

Thousands of Indian farmers are keeping up their long-running protest against farm law reform. Stephen Sackur interviews Yogendra Yadav, leader of the Swaraj Party and prominent backer of the farmers’ cause. India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has faced down a host of opponents in the past. Is his government versus the farmers a defining moment for India?