United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 144841
India: Farmers
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27 January 2021
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1 February 2021 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the protests by farmers in India on 26 January 2021; and whether he has made representations to his Indian counterpart on the use of force by t
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27 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the protests by farmers in India on 26 January 2021; and whether he has made representations to his Indian counterpart on the use of force by t
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1 February 2021
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The right to gather lawfully and demonstrate a point of view is common to all democracies. Governments also have the power to enforce law and order if a protest crosses the line into illegality. Officials in the British High Commission in Delhi and in Dep...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-27/144841
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1281022
- uk · wq-1281022 · source updated 1 February 2021