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Bharat bandh live updates: 50 trains affected due to Bharat Bandh, all services restored now, says Railways
The Bharat bandh called by farmers' body Samyukta Kisan Morcha has hit normal life in Punjab and Haryana. Flow of traffic at Delhi's borders with UP and Haryana has been affected, but shops and businesses in the capital are open. In the south, Kerala is the only state where the bandh has evoked a good response. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
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50 trains affected due to Bharat Bandh, all services restored now: Railways
Around 50 trains were affected by the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions on Monday to protest the Centre's three agri laws, officials said.The affected train services became normal in the afternoon after people moved off rail tracks following the end of the 10-hour bandh, they said.The shutdown disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north. Protesters blocked highways and arterial roads, and squatted on tracks in several places from the morning as the shutdown called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions, got underway. The blockade was lifted at 4 pm.
Cong asks PM Modi to talk to agitating farmers
As farmers across the country held protests as part of the Bharat Bandh, the Congress on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk to agitating farmers and listen to their legitimate grievances.The Congress also alleged that instead of redressing the grievances of farmers, the government is trying to paint them as enemies of the country and that is why the farmers are protesting on the roads.
I don't know what is going to be the end of this protest but the movement has begun and the country's youth, who often remained away from discussion on farming-related issues, is also joining it.
Tikait
Tikait said the 10-month-long protest, under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), is to prevent 'roti' from becoming a market commodity, and privatisation of the agriculture sector.
Solution to farmers' protest only through dialogue: Rakesh Tikait
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said the solution to the ongoing farmers' protest against the Centre's three agri laws can be reached only through dialogue and not in the courts.The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson was speaking during an online discussion hosted by the Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Indian Students Parliament), Pune, a non-political platform.
A farmer ends his life during Bharat Bandh at Ghulal Toll Plaza on Ludhiana Chandigarh highway.
Bharat Bandh was a success, public supported it. It's okay if public experienced some inconvenience, let one day be in solidarity with farmers who have been experiencing troubles (protesting against farm laws at Delhi border) under sun, heat for last 10 months: Rakesh Tikait, BKU
Protesters blocked highways and arterial roads and squatted on tracks in several places from morning as the shutdown called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions got underway.
The impact of the 6 am to 4 pm Bharat Bandh, which saw demonstrations in many places, passed off relatively peacefully with no reports of injuries or serious clashes.
It was felt the most around Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, the centre of the farm protests, and also in large pockets of Kerala, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
Bharat Bandh against farm laws disrupts lives in pockets, highway blockades and train 'rokos' in places
Several trains were cancelled, highways and key roads blocked and many thousands stranded for hours on Monday as a nationwide 10-hour shutdown against the Centre's three agri laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.
In the North-Western Railway zone, rail traffic on the Rewari-Bhiwani, Bhiwani-Rohtak, Bhiwani-Hisar and Hanumangarh-Sadulpur-Sriganganagar-Fatuhi sections has been affected due to the farmers' agitation.
Officials said the Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab, New Delhi-Moga Express, Old Delhi-Pathankot Express, Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Katra, and Amritsar Shatabdi are some of the trains that have been affected.
More than 20 locations are being blocked in Delhi, Ambala, and Firozepur divisions. About 25 trains are affected due to Bharat Bandh.
A spokesperson for the Northern Railway
PM should think of problems being faced by farmers: Congress
Amid the Bharat Bandh, the Congress, which has extended its support to the agitating farmers, has said the Prime Minister should think about the problems being faced by the farmers, especially now when the input costs have increased, and not about the 'billionaire friends for whom the farm laws were brought.Pawan Khera, while addressing a press conference on Monday said, "The government has tried to deligitimise the farmers and made all efforts to demean the farmers and every citizen should come out and support them."
'They want to follow Taliban': BKU-Bhanu chief slams Rakesh Tikait on Bharat Bandh
In a veiled attack at Rakesh Tikait and framer unions on the 10-hour Bharat Bandh, Bharatiya Kisan Union-Bhanu national president Bhanu Pratap Singh said that it reflects they intend to follow the footsteps of Taliban as country's economy gets adversely affected by such activities."They (Rakesh Tikait) call themselves 'Kisan neta and then announce Bharat Bandh, which affects economy and farmers. How does it even benefit anyone? They want to follow in the footsteps of the Taliban by continuing similar activities," Bhanu Pratap said.
Bandh evokes lukewarm response in AP
The Bharat Bandh called on Monday protesting the three new Agricultural Laws evoked lukewarm response in Andhra Pradesh though the YSR Congress government lent support.Heavy to very heavy rains in different districts had a severe impact on normal life, other than the bandh.Only at a few places like Tirupati, Anantapuramu and Kadapa did the opposition parties stage protests against the farm laws .
About 25 trains have been affected due to the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions on Monday to protest the Centre's three agri laws, officials said. "More than 20 locations are being blocked in Delhi, Ambala, and Firozepur divisions. About 25 trains are affected due to this," a spokesperson for the Northern Railway said.
Farmer dies of cardiac arrest at Singhu border
A farmer, who was protesting at the Singhu border against the three contentious farm laws, died due to cardiac arrest on Monday, the police said here.The deceased farmer, identified as Baghel Ram, 55, was a resident of Khela village in Punjab and was a member of Kirti Kisan Union (KKU).Another KKU member Raghuveer Singh said that Baghel Ram was not keeping well for some time and was taking rest in his tent.
Bharat Bandh: Gujarat largely peaceful; highways blocked briefly, protesters held
Gujarat largely remained peaceful on Monday during the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three new farm laws, though there were reports of highways being blocked briefly which affected traffic movement, officials said.Protesters were detained in some parts of the state, they said.Traffic movement on a national highway connecting Surat to Mumbai in neighbouring Maharashtra as blocked in Kamrej for some time by protesters, who burnt tyres on the arterial stretch, a police official said.
In a separate stir, hundreds of farmers confront cops in Noida
Hundreds of people from various villages here and a large number of police personnel were involved in a confrontation on Tuesday during a demonstration over land compensation outside the Noida Authority Office on Delhi's outskirts, coinciding with the Bharat Bandh call given by farmer unions against the Centre's three agri laws.The protestors, mostly supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad, have been staging a sit-in outside the Noida Authority's office for the past several days over a host of demands including hiked compensation for their land acquired by the government.
