As winter descended on northern India, farmers who have been protesting since February last year, once again, took to the streets in a December marked by protest and persistence. At the Shambhu border and beyond, the agricultural community’s demands for minimum support prices and justice for farmers killed at protest sites, among other things, have sparked a month of dramatic confrontations, solidarity actions, and legal battles that have reverberated across multiple northern states. December 6, 2024 — The First March by Farmers A group of 101 farmers, backed by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), attempted to march on foot from Shambhu border, in Patiala district’s Rajpura constituency, towards New Delhi. The march, or “jatha,” was part of a larger agitation by over 100 farmers’ unions, who have been protesting since February 13, 2024, over unfulfilled promises made by the government of India following the repeal of the three farm laws…

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