News18 farm reform laws survey: 56% say farmers should end protest
Amid protests around the national capital against the new agricultural reforms introduced by the Modi government, a survey conducted by the News18 Network has found a majority of Indians support the implementation of the new laws and think the agitation by farmers should be called off. The survey found that overall support for the new laws across the country stood at 53.6 percent, with 56.59 percent believing it was time for the farmers to call off their protest. The survey was conducted across 22 states with more than 2,400 respondents, a majority believed that the new farm reform laws would benefit crop growers, and data showed that support for the new legislation was strong in most agrarian states, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. (Image: Network18 Graphics)
