Hon. President of the United States
Dear President,
Request your support for India‘s democracy – One call does it.
Briefly, India has been our reliable ally in containing Chinese influence worldwide, and we base that on the stability and strength of Indian democratic institutions. However, these institutions are crumbling, and we seek your help in sustaining our ally, India.
One of the significant sources of potential political instability is Farmer’s protests against the laws passed by the Government of India. These laws help big corporations control the agriculture sector of the economy, stripping the small farmers from their livelihood. Nearly 60% of the Indian population works in the Agriculture sector, contributing 18% to the national GDP; now, all of this is peril. Over 200,000 farmers from across India have been protesting for the last six months, living through the cold and brittle winters of New Delhi.
Nearly 350 Farmers have lost their lives during these ongoing peaceful protests.
Farmers are arrested on bogus charges. The Government machinery is making their lives difficult.
The farmers are determined to protest and have the harmful Farm Laws repealed.
They have the support of a large chunk of Indian abroad who understand how harmful the Farm Laws enacted by the Modi government are for the farmers and the farm sector.
Further to that, the right-wing groups have given three choices to 230 million Christians and Muslims- convert to Hinduism, disappear, or live as second-class citizens.
The Journalists, politicians, and social activists have been detained, interrogated charged with treason for voicing their support for the farmers. The age-old wisdom goes like this, “one call does it.” We hope you can call Prime Minister Modi and ask him to restore the freedoms to the people and repeal the laws that will hurt India’s small farmers and food security.
The political stability of India is critical to our influence in Asia.
Mike Ghouse
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