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.
A senior police official said that they have beefed up security close to all the three border points -- Tikri, Singhu, and Shambhu -- where farmers have been protesting for the past 10 months.
Heavy police presence could be seen at various places in Haryana and Punjab to maintain law and others in view of the protest by farmers, who are demanding the scrapping of three Central farm laws.
Giving this information on Sunday, a Haryana Police spokesman informed that elaborate arrangements have been put in place by the civil and police administration in Haryana according to directions of the state government.
In a joint statement, AAP Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha and AAP Punjab's farmer wing chief Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the AAP leaders and volunteers would take to the streets with the farmers without the party's flag and symbol.
Addressing a Press conference, the CM said though the three farm laws are yet to be implemented some politically motivated people are spreading rumours about these three laws.
