Farmers begin Bharat Bandh, Opposition leaders extend support

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers’ unions, on Monday observed a Bharat Bandh or countrywide strike to mark one year of the enactment of three contentious agriculture laws, ANI reported.

The strike began at 6 am and will continue till 4 pm. Farmers’ unions have called for all educational institutions, government and private offices, shops and industries to stay shut.

The working of hospitals, medical stores and emergency establishments will not be affected by the bandh. People stepping out of their homes for emergencies will not be stopped either.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will block sections of some national highways during the strike, NDTV reported. On Monday morning, the movement of traffic from Uttar Pradesh to Ghazipur was stopped because of the protest.

Protesting farmers also blocked the Punjab-Haryana border, ANI reported. The Haryana Police had on Sunday asked commuters to be prepared for traffic jams, according to NDTV.

“In view of the Bharat bandh call by protesting farmers, we have blocked the Shambhu border (Punjab-Haryana border) till 4 pm,” says a farmer

Visuals from Shambhu border pic.twitter.com/oXpvqZ9TvO

— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2021

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police tightened security at the Capital’s borders, NDTV reported. The police will not allow farmers to enter Delhi from the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur protest…

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