Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment to the farmers, while addressing a farmer's event via video conferencing. Meanwhile, thousands of farmers continue their protest against the new agriculture laws, blocking a major highway on the Singhu border, about 30km northwest of New Delhi.

With foot-massage machines, a dental surgery, their own newspaper and even a tattoo parlour, it's clear that the thousands of Indian farmers blocking roads into Delhi for almost a month are going nowhere. Almost four-weeks after they reached outskirts of the Indian capital, the farmers, most of them backed by powerful unions, look ready for the long-haul after repeated rounds of negotiations with the government failed.

Indian farmers rally against the agriculture law reform on the Singhu border, northwest of New Delhi, after a weekend that saw protests against the market reform laws intensifying with attempts to block major highways. "If the government won't back off, the farmers won't either," says a farmer at the protest.

Sandeep Singh, 65 years old, now spends his nights at the back of his tractor, despite Delhi's bitter winter cold. Like tens of thousands of Indian farmers, he is protesting against agricultural reforms he fears could destroy his livelihood. The farmers are cooking, eating, praying, singing, protesting and sleeping, all on the highway, resolute about maintaining the blockade until Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government reverses course.

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