Farmers call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16; ‘rail roko’ observed in Punjab
Meanwhile, the farm leaders will hold talk with Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityananad Rai, for the third time in a row, in Chandigarh
Meanwhile, the farm leaders will hold talk with Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityananad Rai, for the third time in a row, in Chandigarh
The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh today demanding a caste-based census.
Banking services were partially affected in the country in response to a nationwide strike called for today and tomorrow by…
"We reserve our stand on supporting or opposing any bandh generally called by political parties, but this time is different. The three laws will rob the farmers of their land and livelihood and allow corporate to take over the agriculture sector and the system will hit the common people..."
The Bandh once again brought to fore the fissures among the political parties over the issue.
"No matter how long we have to stretch this protest, we will not step back": Tikait.
Commuters were left stranded at railway stations and bus stands in various towns and cities of both the states as public transport was stranded. People were forced to trudge with heavy luggage and office-goers too were hit hard.
MLA Sudama Prasad, who took to the streets in Ara, said that inflation was sky high, which was the effect of the three agricultural laws. He said that there would be food insecurity if farming went into the hands of industrialists.
In Kerala, the biggest advantage is any political party calling a state-wide protest gets a thumps up from the civil society and people remain indoors
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi asks farmers to raise their voices in a peaceful manner.
