How protests played out in other states

Bihar

RJD Friday backed the call for Bihar bandh by farmers organisations. Leader of Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav drove tractor on Patna roads to lodge protest against the Nills.

Tejashwi told reporters: “The NDA government is adamant on putting an end of MSP, which is the only shield of farmers.”

Bihar Kisan Manch president DK Tuddu said several farmers’ outfits hit the streets in protest.

JD (U) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said: “The protest is misplaced. MSP is not being tampered with.”

West Bengal

The Left Front and Congress held protests across the state. The ruling TMC took out rallies in various parts of the state and held a sit-in in Kolkata demanding that the Bills be scrapped.

The Left and Congress took out a joint rally in Kolkata. CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty said, “This black law has to be withdrawn. It is against the interest of farmers,” Chakraborty said.

In Kolkata, farmers affiliated to TMC organised a protest rally.

Karnataka

Farmers in Karnataka staged demonstrations across the state. A group of farmers blocked the busy Tumakuru road near Yashwantpur in the city. As the police reached the spot to clear the blockade, the farmers courted arrest and were taken away in buses. Demonstrations were also held in other places, including Mysuru and Davangere.

(With PTI inputs)