Car and Motorcycle rally to show support and solidarity against the three controversial farm bills passed by the Indian Government without following constitutional parliamentary procedures.

More than 500 people stood in solidarity with farmers in India who have been protesting for more than a week.

Thousands of people lined the streets in their cars for a rally around the city yesterday in protest of law reforms that are set to be passed in India.

Reforms to the farming laws in India are have drawn criticism for their negative affect on already struggling farmers, many of whom have taken to the streets to protest against them. In the last week, images of protests erupting into clashes with Indian police have circulated across social media.

In Leicester, Indian communities showed solidarity by staging a rally of hundreds of vehicles, organised by the city’s Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara youth group on Sunday, 6 December.

Starting at the Gurdwara in East Park Road in North Evington cars, motorbikes, lorries and even a tractor paraded through city streets. The route was agreed with Leicester Police prior to the demonstration.