Lagatar24 Desk
Farmers have called a Bharat Bandh today amid the ongoing agitation against the three farm laws. Many national and state highways have been blocked. Traffic movement at the Ghazipur border was affected and the Delhi traffic police closed vehicular movement on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border for both carriageways.
Delhi police had also issued a traffic alert on Twitter urging people to avoid Delhi to Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur stretch. All routes leading to the Red Fort were closed and barricades were placed on the road. The impact of this bandh is visible clearly in the states like Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The Bandh has gathered support from more than 500 farmer organizations, 15 trade unions, 6 state governments (Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh), and many political parties including Congress, RJD, Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party, and Left parties. At the same time, the government has appealed to the farmers to leave the agitation and adopt the path of dialogue. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government is ready to consider the objections of the farmers.
Notably, farmers have been protesting at different places since November 26, last year against the three farm laws: Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.
