New Delhi: Shops and business establishments remained closed in many parts of the country and transport was affected on Tuesday in support of the 'Bharat Bandh', called by farmers' organizations to demand withdrawal of new agricultural laws at the Center.
The protesters hit the road and disrupted the traffic, including the train.
Emergency services and banks were kept away from the bandh. The All India Bandh has received the support of most opposition parties and many trade unions. The impact of the bandh was seen in Delhi, which became the center of demonstrations of states and farmers like Punjab, Haryana.
In view of the bandh, security has been increased across the country. The effect of the demonstration was seen in many places. A large number of farmers are demonstrating on the borders of Delhi for the last 13 days. In West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, protesters stopped trains at many places.
On Tuesday, during the 'Bharat Bandh' on the Tikari border of Delhi, which became the center of protest against agricultural laws, there were loud speeches and slogans.
Farmers shouted slogans like 'Jai Kisan', 'Our brotherhood Zindabad, Kisan Ekta Zindabad, dictatorship won't do' during the demonstration.
A BKU leader appealed to the farmers, saying, "This is the last phase of our movement" and it is necessary that we remain disciplined to make our movement successful. "
One leader said, 'It is unfortunate that if anyone in our country raises his voice and talks about the well being of the country, he is declared as a traitor.'
However, the farmers had urged to close the shops in support of Bharat Bandh but almost all the shops around the demonstration site were open. However, no incidents of violence took place.
Tikri in Delhi is included in the borders where thousands of farmers from different states, including Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have gathered for the last 13 days.
Demonstrations were peaceful in most parts of the country. Most of the main markets remained open in the national capital, but the app based cab service did not appear on the roads. However, tension erupted after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party accused the Delhi Police of arresting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Singhu has been under house arrest since meeting farmers at the border. No one is allowed to go to their residence or come out from there. Our MLAs were beaten up. Many blockers have been put in there and even the domestic help is not being allowed inside the house. '
However, the Delhi Police has rejected the party's claims.
Some auto and taxi associations also participated in the city in support of 'Bharat Bandh' and decided not to land vehicles on the roads, while some stayed away from the strike.
As part of the 'bandh', the farmers unions had warned against disrupting highways and encircling toll plazas across the country, during the treadmill from 11 am to 3 pm on Tuesday. Talks are going to be held on Wednesday with representatives of farmers' organizations of the central government on the ongoing deadlock over the new law.
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) General Secretary Hannan Mollah said that 'Bharat Bandh' is a means to show the strength of the farmers and their legitimate demands have got the support of people across the country.
Moula said, "We are adamant on our demand for a complete withdrawal of all three laws and will not agree to any amendments." These are laws in which amendment will not make any difference. '
In view of the shutdown, shops and business establishments remained closed at many places in Punjab. Petrol dealers in the state also closed petrol pumps in support of the shutdown. The number of refueling pumps in the state is more than 3,400.
In the neighboring state of Haryana, the opposition Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal supported the Bharat Bandh. In both the states, the farmers started gathering on the highways and other important routes since morning.
The Haryana Police issued a travel advisory, in which it was said that people may face traffic problems from 12 noon to 3 pm on many routes and highways.
AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged, "On the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Kejriwal under house arrest ever after meeting farmers at the Singhu border." No one is allowed to go to their residence or come out from there. Our MLAs were beaten up. Many blockers have been put in there and even the domestic help is not being allowed inside the house. '
However, the Delhi Police has rejected the party's claims.
Some auto and taxi associations also participated in the city in support of 'Bharat Bandh' and decided not to land vehicles on the roads, while some stayed away from the strike.
As part of the 'bandh', the farmers unions had warned against disrupting highways and encircling toll plazas across the country, during the treadmill from 11 am to 3 pm on Tuesday. Talks are going to be held on Wednesday with representatives of farmers' organizations of the central government on the ongoing deadlock over the new law.
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) General Secretary Hannan Mollah said that 'Bharat Bandh' is a means to show the strength of the farmers and their legitimate demands have got the support of people across the country.
Moula said, "We are adamant on our demand for a complete withdrawal of all three laws and will not agree to any amendments." These are laws in which amendment will not make any difference. '
In view of the shutdown, shops and business establishments remained closed at many places in Punjab. Petrol dealers in the state also closed petrol pumps in support of the shutdown. The number of refueling pumps in the state is more than 3,400.
In the neighboring state of Haryana, the opposition Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal supported the Bharat Bandh. In both the states, the farmers started gathering on the highways and other important routes since morning.
The Haryana Police issued a travel advisory, in which it was said that people may face traffic problems from 12 noon to 3 pm on many routes and highways.
AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged, "On the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Kejriwal under house arrest ever after meeting farmers at the Singhu border." No one is allowed to go to their residence or come out from there. Our MLAs were beaten up. Many blockers have been put in there and even the domestic help is not being allowed inside the house. '
However, the Delhi Police has rejected the party's claims.
Some auto and taxi associations also participated in the city in support of 'Bharat Bandh' and decided not to land vehicles on the roads, while some stayed away from the strike.
As part of the 'bandh', the farmers unions had warned against disrupting highways and encircling toll plazas across the country, during the treadmill from 11 am to 3 pm on Tuesday. Talks are going to be held on Wednesday with representatives of farmers' organizations of the central government on the ongoing deadlock over the new law.
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) General Secretary Hannan Mollah said that 'Bharat Bandh' is a means to show the strength of the farmers and their legitimate demands have got the support of people across the country.
Moula said, "We are adamant on our demand for a complete withdrawal of all three laws and will not agree to any amendments." These are laws in which amendment will not make any difference. '
In view of the shutdown, shops and business establishments remained closed at many places in Punjab. Petrol dealers in the state also closed petrol pumps in support of the shutdown. The number of refueling pumps in the state is more than 3,400.
In the neighboring state of Haryana, the opposition Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal supported the Bharat Bandh. In both the states, the farmers started gathering on the highways and other important routes since morning.
The Haryana Police issued a travel advisory, in which it was said that people may face traffic problems from 12 noon to 3 pm on many routes and highways.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has supported the 'Bharat Bandh' with the Congress and the Left parties. The protesters blocked railway tracks and staged sit-ins at several places in the state.
The impact of the shutdown was seen in the state, where private vehicles were off the roads and public vehicles like buses, taxis were operating less than normal.
Apart from this, the call for 'Bharat Bandh' of farmers showed mixed effects in Jharkhand on Tuesday. Almost all government offices remained open in the state, but private institutions and shops were partially closed. Local traffic is mostly normal in the state, but interstate traffic is at a standstill.
In Chhattisgarh, the ruling party Congress has supported the Bharat Bandh. Leaders and workers of the ruling party went out on the road to make the bandh a success and requested support from the people.
In Madhya Pradesh, protesters protested in Seoni-Malwa area of Hoshangabad district of the state in support of 'Bharat Bandh'. The protesters led by the revolutionary Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan shouted slogans and demanded the repeal of the new agricultural laws.
Public transport services, including suburban trains and buses in Mumbai and most parts of Maharashtra, remained almost normal despite the 'Bharat bandh' called by farmers on Tuesday.
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) remained closed in many parts of Maharashtra. Markets remained open in BJP-ruled Goa on Tuesday morning and public transport was also normal.
The functioning of educational institutions is also normal. Markets are open and public transport is as common as other days.
Markets remained open in BJP-ruled Goa on Tuesday morning and public transport was also normal. Various parties have supported the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the farmers against the new agricultural laws of the Center.
The functioning of educational institutions is also normal. Markets are open and public transport is as common as other days. The Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Goa Forward Party, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena have supported the bandh. Thousands of protesters took part in 'Bharat Bandh' in Assam. The 14 opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left parties, and several social organizations have supported the bandh. However, functioning in most of the offices in the state was normal. Many protesters were detained. The movement of oil tankers was disrupted due to unions supporting the bandh of petrol pumps in the state. Life was normal in Meghalaya on Tuesday. Here 'Bharat Bandh' had no special effect. Shops and markets remained open in the state and private and public vehicles continued to operate. The bandh called by farmer organizations on Tuesday did not show any effect in Tripura. Vehicles continued on the roads as usual and markets and shops remained open in the state. Employees were seen in government offices, banks and financial institutions. In Arunachal Pradesh too, its impact was less and life was normal. Traffic on private cars and public transport roads was normal. All markets and business establishments remained open and functioning was normal in government and private offices including banks. At the same time, there was not much effect of the bandh in Himachal Pradesh. Most shops and business institutions remained open in the state. However, the Congress and the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged separate sit-ins in Shimla and other districts of the state capital. Normal life in Odisha was affected on Tuesday due to the blocking of roads and rail tracks by supporters of Congress and Left parties during the nationwide bandh. Supporters of 'Bharat Bandh' jammed and demonstrated on highways and major roads. Vehicles were also reduced on the roads due to the bandh. Activists of farmers' organizations, trade unions and political parties staged sit-ins on the railway tracks in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Balasore, affecting train services. In Telangana, several political parties including the ruling TRS, opposition Congress and various unions protested against the new NDA government's new agricultural laws in support of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers on Tuesday. Farmers have been protesting against these new laws for the past several days and today they have given a call for 'Bharat Bandh'. TRS has decided to actively demonstrate in the state, supporting this bandh so that it can be successful. India closed peacefully in Andhra Pradesh. The state government supported the shutdown by banning public bus services. The bandh supporters restricted their protest mostly to bus stations and highways. In such a situation, there was no significant impact on the common life. However, traffic on the highways remained blocked. Educational institutions remained closed on the advice of the state government, while the functioning of the bank and other central government offices remained normal. In Tamil Nadu, DMK and its allies including Congress took part in Bharat Bandh on Tuesday. DMK and Congress also demonstrated in Puducherry. The impact of the shutdown was seen in the Puducherry, a union territory ruled by the Congress. Buses, taxis and autos did not appear on the roads. Shops and business establishments remained closed in support of the bandh and the presence of employees in the state government offices was also low. Public and private transport in Tamil Nadu was less affected and life was normal. However, there were traffic jams around the protest sites. Demonstrations were held at several places including Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Cuddalore. In Puducherry, the effect of the performance was also seen. Farmers organizations, DMK, Congress, Left parties and other allies participated in the protest. On Tuesday, the lives of people were affected by taking to the streets in Karnataka to demonstrate to farmers and workers. The bandh called by the Karnataka Rajya Raitya Sangh and Hasiru Sena (Green Brigade) has been supported by many organizations and parties in the state. Demonstration marches, rallies were taken out at Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Raichur, Tumkuru, Mangaluru, Bidar, Vijayapura, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Chamarajanagar, Koppal, Kolar, Chikballapur and other places. In Gujarat too, the opposition Congress supported the bandh. In support of this, on Tuesday, protesters tried to disrupt the highway in some places and put burning tires on the road. However, there was not much effect of the bandh in the state till noon. Barring a few places in the state, all markets, shops, government and private offices including business establishments remained open. Amritsar: Farmers raise slogans during a protest in support of the nationwide strike, called by farmer unions to press for repeal of the centers Agri laws, in Amritsar, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (PTI Photo) (PTI08-12-2020 000197B)
The shutdown did not show any effect on the life of the major cities of the state and the movement of buses on the roads was normal. In major cities of the state including Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat, BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) functioned as per schedule.
Around 5,000 petrol pumps were also open in the state as their organizations did not support the bandh.
An official of the state police control room said, "There was not much impact of the bandh in the state." No violence or any untoward incident has been reported. Life has not been affected by the bandh. '
Despite the deployment of police on major routes and highways, protesters in rural areas of Gujarat blocked three highways in the morning and laid burning tires on the route. This affected the movement of vehicles on the route.
Bharat Bandh: Some auto, taxi associations join the bandh
On Tuesday, some auto and taxi unions also participated in the 'Bharat Bandh' of farmers agitating for the repeal of the new agricultural laws of the central government and some decided not to take off vehicles on the roads, while some by strike Distance created
Kamaljit Gill, president of Delhi Sarvodaya Chalak Sangh, claimed that most of his members are on strike. The organization represents app-based taxi drivers like Ola and Uber.
Gill said, “There are about four lakh app based cabs in Delhi-NCR. Most of our members are on strike. '
President of Delhi Taxi Tourist Transporters Association, Sanjay Samrat said that drivers associated with many unions including Delhi State Taxi Cooperative Society and Qaumi Ekta Kalyan Sangh are on strike.
However, some other auto and taxi associations claimed that the strike would not affect the transport facilities in Delhi.
Rajendra Soni, general secretary of Delhi Auto Rickshaw Association and Delhi Pradesh Taxi Association said, "All our autos and taxis are operating in a normal manner and the strike has not had any effect at all. We support the farmers and their demands, but the strike will cause problems to the common man. '
IGI Airport Taxi Association President Kishenji also said that the operation of black-yellow taxis is normal and they are not involved in the strike.
Many US lawmakers supported agitating farmers in India
Many US lawmakers have supported farmers agitating against the new agricultural laws in India and requested to allow them to protest in a peaceful manner.
India has termed the statements of foreign leaders on the performance of farmers as 'misleading' and 'inappropriate' and said that this is an internal matter of a democratic country.
US Congress MP Doug LaMalfa said on Monday, "I support Punjabi farmers who are protesting against the deceptive, obscure, rules and regulations of the government to save their livelihood in India."
The Republican lawmaker from California said, "Punjabi farmers should be allowed peaceful demonstrations without fear of violence against their government."
Democrat MP Josh Harder said, 'India is the largest democracy in the world. It should allow its citizens to perform in a peaceful manner. I appeal to these farmers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for meaningful dialogue. '
MP TJ Cox said that India should uphold the right to peaceful protest and ensure the safety of its citizens.
The New York Times wrote, "The protest has spread beyond Delhi. The farmers also marched in the southern states of Kerala and Karnataka and the northeastern state of Assam and demonstrated with banners. Sugarcane farmers of Uttar Pradesh also demonstrated on the border of the state bordering Delhi, showing solidarity.
According to a news from CNN, thousands of farmers have stood on the borders of Delhi against the new agricultural laws. These farmers fear that their livelihood will be affected by the new laws.
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