New Delhi: Farmers organisation have called for a ‘Bharat bandh’ on Monday. This is a part of the long protest that have been carried out by the farmers against the three farm laws.
The protest has began at 6am and is supposed to end at 4pm. Some sections on the highways will be curbed by the protesters. This morning, Delhi-Meerut Expressway was blocked near the Ghazipur protest site, affected the traffic coming from Uttar Pradesh.
The protests will be peaceful said the demonstrators but school, colleges, shops, government and private offices, educational and other institutions, industries and commercial establishments will be closed across the country, the SKM said.
Shambhu border near Haryana is blocked by the farmers. The state police on Sunday said people to be prepared to face traffic congestion. “It is expected the agitating groups may sit on dharna on roads and highways and block them for some time. The national and state highways in Haryana may see some traffic disruptions for several hours,” a state police spokesperson said.
Rahul Gandi on Bharat bandh
Rahul Gandhi tweeted his support for Bharat bandh, “Farmers’ non-violent satyagraha is intact even today, But the government who exploit the farmers does not like this, That’s why #Today_is_Bharat_Band
Navjot Singh Sindhu on Bharat bandh
In Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu asked party workers to support the protest by farmers. “Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee firmly stands by farmer unions’ demand for Bharat Bandh on September 27, 2021. In the war of right and wrong, you cannot afford to be neutral. We urge every Congress worker to fight with all their might against the three unconstitutional black laws,” Mr Sidhu tweeted.
Mayawati on farmers’ protest
In Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said he party will support a peaceful ‘Bharat Bandh’. “The farmers of the country do not endorse the three farm laws brought in a hurry by the centre, and are sad about it. They have been protesting for the past 10 months in the country and aggressively, especially around Delhi,” Mayawati said.
Tikait on protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmers are ready to protest for 10 years, but will not allow the ‘black’ legislations to be implemented. “It has been 10 months of this agitation. The government must listen with open ears that even if we have to agitate for 10 years we are ready,” Mr Tikait said at a farmers’ gathering in Panipat.
The centre has denied the allegations and offered to amend the laws after wide discussions with farmers. The centre says the farm laws are in fact beneficial for farmers as some of the provisions cut out middlemen, who exploit farmers. But the farmers have stuck to nothing less than complete withdrawal of the three laws.
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