 For more videos and people's struggles, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. Mahila Kisanthavas, Women Farmers Day For over 50 days, farmers have been sitting in protest on the borders of Indian capital city New Delhi, demanding the repeal of the three farm laws passed by the far-right Narendra Modi government in an undemocratic and unconstitutional manner. A large proportion of these protesters is constituted by women. Women also carry out a majority of all agricultural labour in India, yet they are not even recognised as farmers. On January 11th, the Chief Justice of India asked, why are women and elders being kept in the protest? On the occasion of Mahila Kisanthavas on 18 January, women farmers across India demonstrated to show they are not only a part of the struggle, they are leading the struggle. Mahila Kisanthavas, Women Farmers Day For the most part, women are considered to be women, because men go out to work. Women are the ones in that society. Women are the ones in that society. Women are the ones in that society. And this struggle is not just for the people, but for all the people. They are the ones who eat. I don't know what they are saying, I don't know which women they know. Because women also fight a lot. And they should come here and see. They say it's a struggle. So the majority of women are used to struggle. First they get up, first they leave the house, they feed the animals, they get milk, they work in the fields, they feed the children, they give birth to children, they take care of the sick in the house. So women don't know how to struggle. When women know how to struggle, then for their demands and for their lives, whether they will sit here or not, no one can get rid of them. The Supreme Court should give their consent. And they should listen to what they are saying, recognizing their courage. Our destiny will be so much that they can make a plan ahead of their own farmers. They can make a plan ahead of theirs. They can make a plan ahead of their own farmers. I want to tell them that when women leave the road, they should be able to understand that it's not about them, it's about the farmers and the women. Around 60 farmers have lost their lives in these protests. Some due to the freezing cold and some by committing suicide. But the government has refused to listen to their concerns and demands. Nine rounds of talks have failed. The Modi government is set on handing over Indian agriculture to corporates. Farmers who are already suffering due to a prolonged agrarian crisis fear they will lose whatever little is left of their lives and livelihoods. On 26 January, India's Republic Day, farmers have stated that they will march into the city on their tractors at the same time as the official military parade.