While the farmers and their union leaders have asserted that they will not budge from their demands, which cannot be changed or altered in anyway, the protests have started to turn the eyes of the leaders around the world. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that he is concerned about the situation percolating in Delhi, India surrounding the farmers’ protests. While wishing on the occasion of Gurupurab, he stated that he and other leaders in Canada are concerned about the friends and relatives of people in India who are involved in the protests. He has become the first international head of government to speak out on the protests by farmers in India against the central government’s new farm laws.

Harijit Singh Sajjan, Defence Minister of Canada stated his concern on the reports about the brutalization of peacefully protesting farmers in India. He asked the authorities in India to uphold the fundamental right to protest peacefully.

Opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had, on Tuesday, asked the GOI to wake up and shed the “arrogance” to provide protesting farmers their rights. Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are holding protests at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of the national capital against the Centre’s new agri-marketing laws. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said everyone was indebted to the farmers for their hard work and that this debt would be repaid only by giving them justice. “The food grower is sitting in protest on the roads and fields and speeches are being given on TV. We all are indebted to the hard work of farmers. This debt will be over only by giving them justice and their rights, and not by mistreating them or by beating them with batons or using tear gas against them,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

“Wake up and come down from the chair of arrogance and think of giving the farmers their rights,” he also said.

Labour MP in the UK, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi expressed his concern and anguish over Twitter over the use of brute force over farmers stating that it takes special kind of people to feed those to beat and suppress them. This statement was a retort to the police who lathi-charged the farmers who later fed them on the occasion of Gurupurab. Dhesi added that he stands with the farmers, to which John McDonnell another Labour MP, added that, the behavior by the authorities in India is a symbol of oppressive behaviour against the peaceful protesters. McDonnell also added that this attitude of the authorities in India tarnishes the country’s image. Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP from Birmingham Edgbaston and Shadow Secretary for International Development tweeted, “Shocking scenes from Delhi. Farmers are peacefully protesting over controversial bills that will impact their livelihoods. Water cannons, and tear gas, are being used to silence them.”

The Centre had invited agitating farmer unions for talks on Tuesday. The stir by farmers appeared to intensify despite a strong defence of the legislations by the government. Jathebandis at Singhu border on Monday had said that they will continue to hold on to their position at the borders. Their stand on the three Acts, Ordinance and Power Act is “non-negotiable” they said, asking GOI to listen to farmers’ ‘man ki baat’ or else the government “will have to pay dearly”. Leaders of various Kisan Sangathan added, addressing a press conference at Singhu border, “Our only demand is that these Acts are taken back. It is non-negotiable and we will ensure that it happens.”