Left Parties Extend Support to Protesting Farmers' Call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Dec 8
4 years, 1 month ago

Left Parties Extend Support to Protesting Farmers' Call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Dec 8

News 18  

The Left parties on Saturday extended their support to the nationwide strike called by farmers’ organisations on December 8. ”The Left parties extend their solidarity with and support to the ongoing massive agitation by Kisan organisations from all over the country against the new Agri laws. The Left parties extend their support to the call given by them for a Bharat Bandh on December 8,” the statement said. The statement also said that the Left parties support the farmers demand for the scrapping of the three agri laws and the Electricity Bill, 2020. ”The Left parties appeal to all other political parties and forces who stand with the farmers cause and have demanded the repeal of these laws to extend their support and cooperation to the December 8 bandh call,” it said.

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Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands

ABP News  

The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM, the umbrella bodies leading the farmers' protest in North India, have called for a Punjab Bandh on December 30. VIDEO | Punjab: Protesting farmers block railway track in Mohali as part of their 'Rail Roko' agitation.#FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/DcnLpI2BZt — Press Trust of India December 18, 2024 Before the 'Rail Roko' protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh …

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’, a peaceful strike, on Wednesday, to stress their demand for wider representation of marginalised communities in jobs and education and also to ensure the protection of their constitutional rights. The Bharat bandh call comes on the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the sub-categorisation of quotas for Scheduled …

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets

Hindustan Times  

Fighting for her party’s survival in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked party workers to hit the streets to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent order on the scheduled caste/schedule tribe reservations. Successive defeats in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well as the changing political scenario in Uttar Pradesh have forced Mayawati to amend her …

Farmers' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow

India Today  

Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, resumed their protest on the fifth day since they kicked off their 'Delhi Chalo' march on Tuesday over a legal guarantee for minimum support price. FOLLOW HERE FOR FARMERS' PROTEST LIVE BLOG FOR UPDATES FARMERS' PROTEST: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS SO FAR The government representatives will meet farmer leaders on Sunday for a fourth round of …

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as buses stayed off the roads in response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s Bharat Bandh call to pressurise the central government to accept farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of the minimum support price. Bus service paralysed in Malwa Normal life was hit in southwest Punjab districts as all private and the government-run …

Bharat bandh today: Farmers' protest impact in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat bandh today: Farmers' protest impact in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Bharat Bandh today: Thousands of farmers across the country have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday in order to protest and press their host of unmet demands before the Centre. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, along with central trade unions, have called for Bharat bandh on Friday to press for …

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has said it will intensify agitation in the coming days as farmers’ groups, along with trade unions and others, observed ‘Bharat Bandh’. In a statement issued on the day of the bandh, the SKM also accused the Union government of “vitiating the atmosphere on farmers’ issues” by not keeping its promises made when the 2020-21 sit-in …

Noida Police impose Section 144 ahead of Bharat Bandh, issue traffic advisory
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Noida Police impose Section 144 ahead of Bharat Bandh, issue traffic advisory

Live Mint  

In view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers' unions on Friday, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Thursday said restrictions under CrPC Section 144, including a ban on unauthorized public assemblies, would be enforced across the district, reported news agency PTI. Earlier, the Bharatiya Kisan Union, part of SKM, had called for a Bharat Bandh on February 16 -- …

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab

Op India  

As the farmers’ protests enter the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan is planning to block trains in Punjab today. When asked about Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, “PM Modi is continuously working towards helping the farmers and improving their situations. Speaking about the scheduled meeting with …

Farming consensus: On the government and the farmers on protest
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farming consensus: On the government and the farmers on protest

The Hindu  

Farmers from Punjab, in their thousands, have assembled at three points along the border with Haryana, where they have been stopped from marching to Delhi. The protesters are demanding legally guaranteed MSP for crops, debt waiver, cancellation of international agreements impacting the agriculture sector, and a minimum pension of ₹5,000 for farmers and agriculture labour. Some of these demands were …

SKM writes to PM ahead of Gramin Bharat Bandh, slams govt action of 'Dilli Chalo' protest
10 months, 4 weeks ago

SKM writes to PM ahead of Gramin Bharat Bandh, slams govt action of 'Dilli Chalo' protest

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Minimum Support Price for crops, slamming action on the farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march and accusing the government of trying to "project" division among farmer bodies. Farmers’ protest February 13, 2024 Updates The statement comes on a day the 'Dilli Chalo' agitation, spearheaded by SKM splinter group Samyukta Kisan …

What Rakesh Tikait said on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2.0
10 months, 4 weeks ago

What Rakesh Tikait said on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2.0

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest 2024 in which over 200 farmer unions will be marching to Delhi on Tuesday has been called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. Rakesh Tikait's Bharatiya Kisan Union is not part of Farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2024 though BKU will observe Bharat Bandh on Feruary 16. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait is also sitting this …

Farmers' collective writes letter to PM Modi, urges action on broken promises and repressive measures
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers' collective writes letter to PM Modi, urges action on broken promises and repressive measures

New Indian Express  

The collective in its letter expressed deep regret over the union government’s approach of not solving the problems promised by the government and has been hesitant to talk with SKM while more interested in dividing farmers groups. The SKM gave call for an Industrial / Sectoral Strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh on February 16, 2024 in support of the 21 …

2020: Farmers take the country by storm
2 years, 4 months ago

2020: Farmers take the country by storm

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The farmers’ protests, which began in Delhi on November 26, 2020, have been called by some observers as the “largest and longest peasants’ struggle in the history of modern India”. These were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and the Farm Services Act, and the Essential …

Bharat Bandh on May 25: Who Called the Strike, What's Open & What's Shut Today
2 years, 7 months ago

Bharat Bandh on May 25: Who Called the Strike, What's Open & What's Shut Today

News 18  

Several parts of India will be observing a nationwide strike after members of the Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation called for ‘Bharat bandh’ on Wednesday. BAMCEF President Vaman Meshram said, “Our Bharat Bandh movement has been supported by Rashtriya Parivartan Morcha, Bharat Mukti Morcha, Bahujan Mukti Morcha and many other organizations.” According to a LiveMint report, the bandh has …

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground
3 years, 1 month ago

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground

The Hindu  

On November 26, the farmers’ protest against three farm laws—Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020; Essential Commodities Act and Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020—will complete one full year. Some of them discussed it in their Parliaments, but our government could not do so.” ‘Government declares war on us’ “When we declared we’d come to …

Bharat bandh hailed as historic
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat bandh hailed as historic

The Hindu  

When representatives of farmers’ unions, under the aegis of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, met at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border in August to give a call for a “Bharat bandh” on September 27, they were rooting for a symbolic protest. The Bharat bandh had the backing of more than 12 opposition parties, including the four Left parties—the Communist Party of …

Cadres of Left parties stage protests braving rain in Telangana
3 years, 3 months ago

Cadres of Left parties stage protests braving rain in Telangana

The Hindu  

Braving intermittent rain, scores of activists of the Left and other Opposition parties came out on the streets in Khammam and elsewhere in the district this morning in support of Bharat Bandh, buttressing farmers’ demand for scrapping of the Centre’s three farm laws. Members of a host of unions and mass organisations representing farmers, labourers and people from various walks …

Bharat Bandh | Rahul Gandhi voices support for farmers, slams govt as 'exploitative'
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh | Rahul Gandhi voices support for farmers, slams govt as 'exploitative'

The Hindu  

Expressing support for protesting farmers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the farmers' non-violent 'satyagraha' is still resolute but the "exploitative" government does not like this and that is why a 'Bharat Bandh' has been called. The Congress has asked its workers, state unit chiefs and heads of frontal organisations to take part in the 'Bharat Bandh' called by …

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 3 months ago

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana

India Today  

Farmers protesting against the central government's three new farm laws called for Bharat Bandh between 6 am and 4 pm on Monday. While the Bharat Bandh was observed in different parts of the country by various farmers' outfits, it was largely successful in the states of Punjab and Haryana. READ: Farmer dies during protest at Singhu border in Haryana, police …

Bharat Bandh: Thousands of farmers take part in tractor rally in Jaipur
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Thousands of farmers take part in tractor rally in Jaipur

India Today  

Thousands of farmers from Rajasthan's Jaipur and nearby areas including Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu converged in Chomu area to take part in the tractor rally to protest against farm laws. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is leading the agitation against the three farm laws, had given the call for a "Bharat Bandh" on Monday to mark one year since the contentious …

Mayawati extends support to bandh called by farmers against agri laws
3 years, 3 months ago

Mayawati extends support to bandh called by farmers against agri laws

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said that her party will support a peaceful 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers against the Centre's three farm laws. In a tweet in Hindi, Ms. Mayawati said, "The farmers of the country do not endorse the three farm laws brought in a hurry by the Centre, and are sad about it. In another …

Farmers' union issues call for Bharat Bandh on September 27; AAP, RJD, TDP endorse move
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmers' union issues call for Bharat Bandh on September 27; AAP, RJD, TDP endorse move

India Today  

Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the farmers' union leading the protest against the Centre's three farm laws, has called for a nationwide strike -- Bharat Bandh -- on September 27 from 6 am to 4pm. However, the country’s traders and industrialists will not join the “senseless and anti-development” Bharat Bandh next week, President Bhartiya Udyog Vyapaar Mandal said on Saturday. On the …

SKM says 'Bharat Bandh' will be peaceful, will ensure public faces minimal inconvenience
3 years, 3 months ago

SKM says 'Bharat Bandh' will be peaceful, will ensure public faces minimal inconvenience

India Today  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Friday issued guidelines for the September 27 'Bharat Bandh' against the Centre's three farm laws and said it would be peaceful and farmers will ensure that the public faces minimal inconvenience. The main banners or themes for the day would be 'Bharat Bandh against Anti-Farmer Modi Government', 'Modi Brings in Mandi Bandh', 'Farmers take up …

Protesting farmers decide to campaign against BJP
3 years, 4 months ago

Protesting farmers decide to campaign against BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Lucknow: Thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre’s three controversial agricultural laws held a “mahapanchayat” at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, where they reiterated their resolve to continue with their agitation and campaign against the BJP in the forthcoming state elections. Attacking the Central government for “selling the country to corporates”, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who …

Left parties extend support to 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers on September 25
3 years, 4 months ago

Left parties extend support to 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers on September 25

The Hindu  

The Left parties have extended their support to the "Bharat Bandh" called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on September 25, demanding a repeal of the three farm laws of the Centre. In a joint press statement issued on Thursday, the Left parties — CPI, CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP — appealed to people to come out in support of the …

12 Opposition Parties Extend Support to Samyukta Kisan Morcha Protest Call on May 26
3 years, 7 months ago

12 Opposition Parties Extend Support to Samyukta Kisan Morcha Protest Call on May 26

News 18  

Twelve major opposition parties have extended their support to the call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe countrywide protest on May 26, marking six months of the farmers protest at Delhi borders against the Centre's farm laws. The joint statement has been signed by Sonia Gandhi, H D Deve Gowda, Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray, M K …

12 opposition parties extend support to farmers' countrywide protest call on May 26
3 years, 7 months ago

12 opposition parties extend support to farmers' countrywide protest call on May 26

India TV News  

Twelve major opposition parties have extended their support to the call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe countrywide protest on May 26, marking six months of the farmers protest at Delhi borders against the Centre's farm laws. The joint statement has been signed by Sonia Gandhi, H D Deve Gowda, Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray, M K …

Bharat Bandh: Farmers gather near national highways, key roads in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 9 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Farmers gather near national highways, key roads in Punjab, Haryana

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Farmers gathered at several national highways, key roads and some railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana on Friday morning as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre's new agri laws. According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the Bharat Bandh is being observed from 6 am to 6 pm to mark four months of the farmers' agitation at Delhi's …

Bharat Bandh: Farm unions urge citizens to make protest against agri laws successful
3 years, 9 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Farm unions urge citizens to make protest against agri laws successful

Firstpost  

The strike, in protest against the three contentious farm laws enacted recently, will be observed the entire day tomorrow, from 6 am till 6 pm New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a front of protesting farmer unions, on Wednesday appealed to the citizens of the country to make the 26 March Bharat Bandh a complete success. On 26 March, from …

Bharat Bandh on March 26: Farmer Union's Week-long Plan on 4 Months of Protest Against Agri Laws
3 years, 10 months ago

Bharat Bandh on March 26: Farmer Union's Week-long Plan on 4 Months of Protest Against Agri Laws

News 18  

Bharat bandh or nationwide shutdown will be observed by Samyukta Kisan Morcha March 26, on completion of four months of farmers’ protest at Delhi borders. “We will observe a complete Bharat bandh on March 26, when our protest against the three farm laws completes four months. Here’s the Full List of SKM’s Planned Protests March 15: “Anti-corporate day and anti-government …

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh not to support farmer unions ’chakka jam’ on Feb 6
3 years, 11 months ago

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh not to support farmer unions ’chakka jam’ on Feb 6

Live Mint  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on Thursday said that it will not support farmer unions 'chakka jam' call given for February 6 for blocking national and state highways for three hours. Farmer unions have said that they will block the highways in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them …

'We stand in solidarity': Greta Thunberg extends support to farmers' protest
3 years, 11 months ago

'We stand in solidarity': Greta Thunberg extends support to farmers' protest

Hindustan Times  

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is the latest to extend support to farmers' protest at the borders of Delhi. Apart from Thunberg, UK Member of Parliament Claudia Webbe also expressed solidarity with the Indian farmers. These tweets came after international pop icon Rihanna shared a news article highlighting the Centre's crackdown on the farmers by cutting off internet services in …

Farmers' protest gets international support, causes ruckus in LS; internet back at Delhi borders | Roundup
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers' protest gets international support, causes ruckus in LS; internet back at Delhi borders | Roundup

India Today  

The farmers' agitation against Centre's farm laws has gone international. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said India's reputation in the international community has taken a "massive hit" but Union ministers and BJP leaders condemned the international figures for commenting on farmers' protest without "proper understanding of the issue". Several Bollywood celebs stand by Centre as India takes on Rihanna over support …

Farmers’ agitation may continue till October: Bharatiya Kisan Union
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ agitation may continue till October: Bharatiya Kisan Union

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Refusing to budge, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday that the farmers’ agitation may continue till October as the protesters are not going to return home until the three controversial agricultural reform laws are withdrawn by the government. Soon after a delegation of Shiv Sena MPs, led by Sanjay Raut, met Mr Tikait at the …

Farmer unions mobilising support from village panchayats to intensify stir
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmer unions mobilising support from village panchayats to intensify stir

India Today  

The Republic Day violence and the anti-national tag have left the mainstream farmer unions red-faced. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait’s tears have prompted the Khaps to organise meetings after meetings in the Jat-dominated areas in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Cold shouldered by the farmer unions, Punjab’s political parties including the Akali Dal are now finding ways to connect with the agitation. …

Farmers' Group in Support of New Laws Meets Agri Minister Tomar, Threatens to Protest if Repealed
4 years ago

Farmers' Group in Support of New Laws Meets Agri Minister Tomar, Threatens to Protest if Repealed

News 18  

New Delhi: Amid an ongoing protest against three farm laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday to extend their support to the new legislations and threatened to stage a protest if those are repealed. The delegation, led by Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana state leader Guni Prakash, submitted a "letter of support" …

Bharat Bandh: Farmers block NH-44, raise anti-govt slogans in Ambala
4 years, 1 month ago

Bharat Bandh: Farmers block NH-44, raise anti-govt slogans in Ambala

Hindustan Times  

The Bharat Bandh called by farmers evoked a positive response in Ambala, as several opposition parties and social activists joined the movement on Tuesday. Led by Bhartiya Kisan Union district vice-president Gulab Singh and BKU leader Harkesh Singh, the farmers occupied Jagadhri Gate and Polytechnic Chowk for hours after roving around the markets on tractors, bikes and cars, appealing the …

Bharat Bandh evokes lukewarm response across India; little impact on businesses, transport | Top points
4 years, 1 month ago

Bharat Bandh evokes lukewarm response across India; little impact on businesses, transport | Top points

India TV News  

Farmers took the national centrestage on Tuesday as their call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways with shops closed, transport affected and protesters squatting on roads and train tracks in several places, though many states remained largely unaffected. Farmers meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of …

How Did India Respond to Agitating Farmers’ ‘Bharat Bandh’ Call?
4 years, 1 month ago

How Did India Respond to Agitating Farmers’ ‘Bharat Bandh’ Call?

The Quint  

India's farmers, who have vowed to carry on with their agitation for as long as it takes the Centre to scrap all the three farm laws, gave a nationwide shutdown call on 8 December, Tuesday, a day before the sixth round of talks between the farmer leaders and the ruling party. While the whole protest has been spearheaded by farm …

Why are Farmers Protesting? All You Need to Know about Bharat Bandh and the Meeting with Amit Shah
4 years, 1 month ago

Why are Farmers Protesting? All You Need to Know about Bharat Bandh and the Meeting with Amit Shah

News 18  

As the Bharat bandh or nation-wide shutdown commenced on Tuesday, thousands of protesting farmers arrived at various locations in Delhi NCR. Union home minister Amit Shah reiterated the government’s position against repealing the new farm laws in a meeting with farmers on Tuesday. Thousands of protesting farmers from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have been gathered at five different …

Mamata says TMC will support Bharat Bandh, remembers Singur days
4 years, 1 month ago

Mamata says TMC will support Bharat Bandh, remembers Singur days

Live Mint  

Pledging her support to the agitating farmers, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said, "Our government doesn't support bandh but TMC will support the farmers' movement." Farmer Unions on Tuesday called for a nationwide strike demanding the withdrawal of three new farm laws which were recently passed by the Parliament. Echoing similar views on Monday, TMC …

Bharat Bandh: Should be allowed to hold protest at Delhi's Ramlila ground, demands Punjab Kisan Union
4 years, 1 month ago

Bharat Bandh: Should be allowed to hold protest at Delhi's Ramlila ground, demands Punjab Kisan Union

India TV News  

Shops and commercial establishments remained operational in most states as the Bharat Bandh called by farmer union evoked mixed response. 2:35 PM: Bharat Bandh: No impact in Karnataka Normal life was hardly affected in Karnataka as farmers and workers hit the roads on Tuesday as part of nationwide Bharat bandh called by various unions and political parties protesting the farm …

Desperate to Score Brownie Points with Farmers, Oppn Jumps on Protest Bandwagon for Relevance
4 years, 1 month ago

Desperate to Score Brownie Points with Farmers, Oppn Jumps on Protest Bandwagon for Relevance

News 18  

New Delhi: While the government drags its feet over farmers’ demand for repeal of the three reforms-oriented Farm Acts, several political parties opposed to the National Democratic Alliance have jumped on the agitating farmers’ bandwagon. When three rounds of talks with central government ministers failed to yield results, the protesting farmers, who have laid a siege to Delhi, gave a …

Bharat Bandh: Farmers garner support from opposition, BJP hits back
4 years, 1 month ago

Bharat Bandh: Farmers garner support from opposition, BJP hits back

Live Mint  

A nationwide strike called by the agitating farmer unions today is likely to have an impact in parts of north India and some non-BJP ruled states. Almost all opposition parties and several trade unions have pledged their support to the 'Bharat Bandh' and many announcing parallel protests in support of the farmers. Appealing to everyone to join the "symbolic" bandh, …

Farmers' protest: Ahead of Bharat Bandh, BJP terms Opposition's support to agitation 'shameless double standard'
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest: Ahead of Bharat Bandh, BJP terms Opposition's support to agitation 'shameless double standard'

Firstpost  

Ahead of Tuesday’s Bharat Bandh, protesting farmers at Delhi’s Singhu border have appealed for peace, and clarified that no shops and establishments will be forcibly closed on account of the bandh Ahead of the Bharat Bandh called by farm leaders protesting against the farm laws, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused Opposition parties of “politicising” the farm …

"Farmers Acts Passed Sans Discussion With Farmers, Aimed At Benefitting 'Big' Companies": Bar Council of Delhi Supports Farmers' Protest, Bandh
4 years, 1 month ago

"Farmers Acts Passed Sans Discussion With Farmers, Aimed At Benefitting 'Big' Companies": Bar Council of Delhi Supports Farmers' Protest, Bandh

Live Law  

Bar Council of Delhi has come out in support of the ongoing Farmers Protests. Today's Press Release states that it "fully supports the demand of the farmers" and "urges upon the Govermment of India to consider the genuine demands of the farmer community".The Press Release states that the lawyer fraternity of India has decided to lend their support to the …

AAP to Hold Peaceful Demonstration in Support of 'Bharat Bandh', Says Gopal Rai
4 years, 1 month ago

AAP to Hold Peaceful Demonstration in Support of 'Bharat Bandh', Says Gopal Rai

News 18  

The Aam Aadmi Party will hold a peaceful demonstration in the national capital on Tuesday in support of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmer unions protesting on Delhi’s borders demanding the repeal of the Centre’s new agri-marketing laws, said party leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai. “The AAP will hold a peaceful demonstration on December 8 in support of the …

Major farmer union decides to stay away from Bharat Bandh, says foreign powers trying to sabotage agitation
4 years, 1 month ago

Major farmer union decides to stay away from Bharat Bandh, says foreign powers trying to sabotage agitation

India TV News  

RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh has decided to stay away from the December 8 Bharat Bandh, a call given by farmers protesting the Centre's new agri laws for the past 11 days. In an interaction with India TV, national secretary of BKS, Mohini Mishra said that the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh was not extending support for Bharat Bandh. Political parties including Congress, …

'Bharat Bandh' Apolitical: Maharashtra's Ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Cong Support Farmers' Protest
4 years, 1 month ago

'Bharat Bandh' Apolitical: Maharashtra's Ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Cong Support Farmers' Protest

News 18  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said farmers’ call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Tuesday is apolitical and people of the country should willingly take part in it to express support to cultivators. Apart from the Shiv Sena, the NCP and Congress – two other constituents of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra – have declared support to …

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