The segment also took notice of the violence that took place on 26 January, during the farmers’ tractor rally at Red Fort, and went on to highlight Prime Minister Modi’s reaction to it.
Calling the BJP government’s measures to curb the protests a part of a ‘major crackdown’ the commentator pointed out that, “It shows how worried the government must be about the protest, and honestly they should be, because these farmers are digging in for the long haul.”
Reacting to the clip, the comedian remarked, “Nobody on earth is more patient that a farmer.”
As several rounds of talks between the farmer unions and the government prove to be inconclusive, the show catered towards an American audience: “The government is trying to force the farmers back into the fields, but the farmers aren’t giving up their demands.”
Noah had also observed, “Clearly the government has decided that they’ve had enough of this protest…maybe they think that postponing the law by 18 months…