Indian authorities have suspended internet services and barred political leaders from entering a northern town in Uttar Pradesh state after nine people were killed in a deadly escalation of protests against agriculture laws.
Four farmers died Sunday when a car owned by Junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra ran over protesting farmers in the Uttar Pradesh town of Lakhimpur Kheri, officials and farm leaders said.
The violence marked an escalation in ongoing protests against agriculture laws that farmers say will shatter their livelihoods. The protests have lasted since the government passed the laws last September and have been one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authorities also barred leaders from various opposition parties from entering the district to meet the farmers amid concerns it could cause further disorder.
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