By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A sea of tens of thousands of farmers riding tractors and horses stormed India's historic Red Fort this week — a dramatic escalation of their protests, which are posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The AP explains what is at the heart of two months of demonstrations and what it means for Modi's government. WHO IS PROTESTING? Most of the protesters are farmers from northern Punjab and Haryana states, the two biggest agricultural producers. They are demanding the repeal of laws passed by Parliament in September that […]
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