Farmers from other states, including Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against agrarian laws. Today, the ‘Bharat Bandh’ is being called by the farmers, intensifying the agitation. The decision to close India today was taken from 11 am to 3 pm. The effect of Bharat Bandh has been visible since morning in Maharashtra, Odisha. Trains have been stopped in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Maharashtra and Odisha.
Even before the start of the Farmers Band, the self-styled Shetkari organization in Maharashtra launched the Bharat Band Rail Roko campaign. Protesters have stopped a train at Malkapur in Bulkhana district. He was later removed from the rails by police. Some protesters were also taken into custody.
Maharashtra: Swabhimani Shetkari Saktana held a ‘Bharat Bandh Rail Roko’ protest and stopped the train briefly today at Malkapur in Bulkhana district. He was later taken off the rails and taken into custody.
Farmer associations have called #Bharatbandh Today, over the center #Formlas pic.twitter.com/syREnd7Iez
– ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2020
Trains also stand in Odisha
In Odisha, trains were stopped at the Bhubaneswar Railway Station in protest of left parties, trade unions and peasant unions.
Odisha: Left parties, trade unions and peasant unions stop trains at Bhubaneswar railway station.
Farmer associations have called #Bharatbandh Today, over the center #Formlas. pic.twitter.com/C63X69FSlE
– ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2020
Let me tell you, even the Biju Janata Dal, the ruler of Odisha, has not supported the Band. But there is support from other parties. Protesters of these parties stopped trains, treks and other vehicles on Tuesday morning. In Bhubaneswar, band organizers burned tires at Master Canteen Square and Jaidev Vihar Square, while others were sitting on railway tracks at the Bhubaneswar Railway Station.
Which parties are supported
More than 18 opposition parties, including the Congress, the NCP, the Left parties, the Shiv Sena, the SP, the Akali Dal and the RJD, have backed Bharat Bandh. In addition, 10 central labor unions have provided moral support. In addition, the bank unions of the railways, the traders ‘associations, the Mandi committees in Delhi-NCR, some of the lawyers’ organizations and the khap panchayats have given their support.
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