The call for a 10- hour Bharat Bandh today by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions against the three agri laws started today at 6am and can remain till 4 pm The outfit on Sunday appealed for complete peace during the Bandh and urged all Indians to hitch the strikeIt was on September 27, 2020 that President Shri Ram Nath Kovind assented to and brought into force the three anti-farmer black laws last year. Tomorrow, there’ll be a complete Bharat Bandh observed round the country from 6 AM to 4 PM, ” the SKM, said during a statement Farmer unions along side their supporters, including trade unions, have made detailed plans to make sure that life remains suspended today across the country, apart from emergency services, it said The Bharat Bandh garnered support from quite 500 farmer organizations, 15 trade unions, political parties, six state governments and varied sections of society.
Emergency services exempted:
The roads are going to be closed, but if someone wants to travel to the doctor’s clinic, they will go. Ambulances, vegetable and milk vehicles will run. aside from that, everything are going to be closed. All emergency establishments and essential services, including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue work and other people getting to personal emergencies are going to be exempted.
List of state govt which are extending support:
State governments of Tamil Nadu , Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh protest.
List of political parties which are extending support:
So far, left parties just like the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party and lots of other parties like Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Samajwadi Party, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal (Secular), Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, SAD-Sanyukt, Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Swaraj India et al. have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh.
Schools and commercial establishments to stay shut:
The bandh are going to be held from 6 AM to 4 PM during which all government and personal offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries, and commercial establishments, also as public events and functions, are going to be closed throughout the country, it had said.
Protest rally at Jantar Mantar:
Central Trade Unions will organise a protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi at 11 am on Monday. Several bar associations and native units of the All India Lawyers’ Union have extended their support.
OSRTC bus services to stay suspended from 6 AM to three PM:
The bus services of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) will remain suspended from 6 AM to three PM on Monday thanks to a nationwide strike called by farmer organisations against the Centre’s three contentious new agriculture laws.
Haryana police issues advisory:
Haryana Police issued an advisory on Sunday stating that folks may face traffic blockages on various roads and highways of the state tomorrow Haryana Police spokesman informed that elaborate arrangements are put in situ by the civil and police administration in Haryana consistent with directions of the government .
