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How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm laws
Activists contesting electoral roll disputes draw on decades of protest history, while villagers separately resist an eighty-seven billion dollar river-linking project; the complaint desk is open.
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm laws”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:16 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: India.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn India today, activists challenging electoral roll disputes are drawing on a long tradition of protest, from the anti-Hindi agitation to the farm laws, as Al Jazeera lays out.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it's a complaint line that's been open for decades.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeveral of those complaints changed policy. The farm laws were withdrawn after a year of pressure on the capital's borders.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA year on hold. I've had cable companies do that.
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