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Last November, they organized a national strike involving 250 million people.

That's more than all the adults in America.

In September last year, the government passed three farm laws that loosen rules on how crops are produced, stored and sold.

The laws allow private players a greater role.

And that sparked farmers' fears that they will lose decades-old concessions and be left to fend for themselves at the mercy of the free market.

The government has arrested more than 120 people and charged farm union leaders with rioting and sedition.

Delhi police have deployed 50,000 police and paramilitary personnel in and around the capital.

There are extra drones flying over protest sites.

They have erected thousands of iron nails on some of the roads leading up to some of the sites.

Farmers say they are undeterred by the government's crackdown and will continue their protests until the agriculture laws are repealed.

tents have lined the highway where farmers spend cold winter nights water tankers are brought in by tractors for bathing cooking and cleaning medical boats have been set up to tend to the sick dozens of people young and old are busy cooking in community kitchens and serving meals

Youngsters intermittently break the routine with song and dance atop tractors.