New Delhi: Raising strong objections against the Centre’s new agriculture reform laws, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), All India Farmers Union (AIFU), All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), All India Kisan Mahasangh (AIKM) have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh‘ on Friday, September 25. National Trades Union Congress, All India Trade Union Congress, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, All India United Trade Union Centre and Trade Union Coordination Centre have also decided to extend support to the Bharat Bandh.
In Punjab, farmer unions began a three-day ‘rail roko’ protest at six different locations in the state with 1,000 to 1,500 farmers sitting on the tracks at each protest site on Thursday. The Railways partially cancelled 20 trains and short-terminated five trains till September 26 as protesters blocked rail tracks at various places, including Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa and Nabha.
Farmer groups in Haryana have urged residents to observe a ‘chakka jam’ from 10 am to 4 pm on Friday.
A heavy police force has been deployed in Punjab and Haryana to deal with any untoward situation. A high alert has also been sounded in western Uttar Pradesh for today’s ‘Bharat Bandh’. The Delhi Police have also tightened the security at the border areas in the wake of the Bandh.
Barricades have been put in areas bordering Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, and the vehicles entering Delhi are being checked. The Delhi Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed at the Singhu border and Karnal road (Haryana) as a precautionary measure.
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