‘We are more powerful than Modi’: Indian farmers celebrate U-turn on laws

Camp outside Delhi cheers after PM announced revoking of farm laws following a year of protests

The scent of victory was in the air. As tractors rolled through the protest camp on the outskirts of Delhi set up by farmers almost exactly a year ago, rousing cries of long live the revolution" and we defeated Modi" rang out. Old men with trailing silver beards and rainbow turbans danced on tractor roofs and flag-waving children were held up high.

For one year we have been at war," said Ranjeet Singh, 32. We have suffered, people have died. But today farmers won the war."