Hilary Benn
Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union, Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he has made representations to his Indian counterpart on the farmers' protests in that country.
Nigel Adams
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign Secretary discussed protests about agricultural reforms with his Indian counterpart during his visit to India in December, whilst making it clear that the handling of protests is an internal matter for the Indian authorities. 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.
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