Farmers’ outfits are observing a Bharat Bandh (nationwide shutdown) on Tuesday (December 8) to protest against the controversial new agriculture laws, with several trade and transport unions extending support and almost all opposition parties too backing their demands. Farmer leaders said their strike will remain peaceful and that no shops and establishments will be forcibly closed on account of the Bandh.
On the eve of the nationwide strike, the Centre asked all states and Union Territories to tighten security and that peace and tranquillity must be maintained during the strike. A home ministry official said that states have been directed to take precautionary measures so that no untoward incident takes place anywhere in the country.
In its advisory, the Union Home Ministry also said that the respective governments must ensure that the COVID-19 guidelines issued with regard to health and physical distancing are strictly followed.
Stay tuned to the live blog of Shining India News to get latest updates related to Bharat bandh today.
Highlights
8 December 2020, 13:19 PM
Shopkeepers in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar market tie black ribbons around their arms to show solidarity with farmers’ protests on Bharat Bandh. “We’re doing this to show our support for the farmers’ cause. Why can’t the govt grant a simple demand of the MSP,” says one shopkeeper
8 December 2020, 13:18 PM
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia attacks BJP:
BJP is scared that the Delhi CM will take to the streets in favour of Bharat Bandh and speak for farmers. They don’t say anything to Captain Amarinder because the two are colluding to call the farmers anti-nationals.
8 December 2020, 13:17 PM
Delhi top cop on AAP’s claim of Kejriwal house arrest:
These claims are totally baseless and unfounded. There’s absolutely no restriction whatsoever. CM has been meeting his usual engagements and has been moving out of his residence. There’s adequate security in the area to maintain peace and to prevent untoward incident, says Special CP, Delhi
8 December 2020, 13:16 PM
Delhi police will intervene in case of apprehension of breach of peace or any effort is made to block the movement of any critical leader or any person: Satish Golchha, Special CP, Delhi
8 December 2020, 13:07 PM
Union Minister Smriti Irani says Delhi CM Kejriwal had supported farm laws.
When the bills were present in the parliament, the opposition had portrayed that government will stop MSP operation and shut the APMC mandis. The govt didn’t do it. In fact, the government assured that MSP operations will be improved further, said Smriti Irani
8 December 2020, 12:43 PM
Normal life remains uneffected in Jammu. Although transport unions in Jammu had announced Chakka Jam on Tuesday in support for farmers protesting against farm laws, not much impact was seen here today. Markets remain open and commercial vehicles are seen plying on roads.
8 December 2020, 12:36 PM
Bharat Bandh affects life in Bihar, highways, railway tracks blocked
Railway tracks, highways and roads across Bihar were teeming with supporters of the ‘Bharat Bandh’, which affected normal life in the state on Tuesday with the opposition parties extending support to the protest led by the farmers’ unions against the Centre’s farm laws.
Police were deployed in large numbers across the state to ensure that the movement of essential goods and services remained unhindered.
8 December 2020, 12:36 PM
Delhi-UP border protest scene:
8 December 2020, 12:34 PM
Delhi Police patrolling Sadar Bazar area of the national capital in view of Bharat Bandh.
8 December 2020, 12:32 PM
Bharat Bandh: 32-year-old farmer from Sonipat found dead at Tikri Border
8 December 2020, 12:30 PM
Farmer protesting against farm laws found dead at Delhi’s Tikri border.
A 32-year-old farmer from Sonipat was found dead at Tikri Border. He was protesting against the farm law and was protesting for the past few days at Tikri Border. He was sleeping open at a TDI park. On Tuesday morning, he was found dead. The police has taken his body for a post-mortem examination. The police suspect that the farmer died due to cold weather.
The deceased has been identified as Ajay Moor and was a resident of Sonipat, Guhana. His family members have been informed about his demise.
8 December 2020, 12:28 PM
TRS leaders K Kavitha and KT Rama Rao protest in Kamareddy and Ranga Reddy respectively, along with other leaders and workers of the party, in support of Bharat Bandh.
8 December 2020, 12:27 PM
Maharashtra: Shops seen open; regular traffic movement in Matunga area of Mumbai, amidst Bharat Bandh.
8 December 2020, 12:05 PM
Mahila Congress workers protest against farm laws at Delhi’s ITO.
8 December 2020, 11:58 AM
Bharat Bandh protest held in Mohali
Farmers protesting against farm laws in Mohali, block Chandigarh highway.
8 December 2020, 11:57 AM
Farmers’ associations demonstrate at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border. “If govt can make law they can repeal it as well. They must work with farmer associations and experts. We’ll leave only after we get it in writing,” says a farmer leader.
8 December 2020, 11:48 AM
Normal life remained largely unaffected in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday amid the nationwide shutdown, called by the agitating farmers’ unions against the Centre’s farm laws. Private cars and public transport were seen on the roads as usual. All the markets and business establishment remained open, while government and private offices, including banks, functioned normally.
8 December 2020, 11:47 AM
Shops and markets shut in support of Bharat Bandh in Ahmedabad.
8 December 2020, 11:40 AM
Delhi Police rubbish AAP’s claim of Kejriwal put under house arrest:
This statement is absolutely incorrect. As being the CM of Delhi, he can move around wherever he wants: Anto Alphonse, DCP North, Delhi
8 December 2020, 11:24 AM
Protests in Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad, slogans raised
Protests were held in Seoni-Malwa area in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning in support of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmer unions. The protesters under the banner of the Krantikari Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (KKMS) raised slogans and demanded repeal of the new agriculture laws.
8 December 2020, 11:23 AM
Assam Police detain a few people who were protesting in front of Janata Bhawan in Guwahati today in support of Bharat Bandh.
8 December 2020, 11:22 AM
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut says govt should speak to farmers
The government should talk to the farmers. If the government has a heart, be it the Home Minister or the Prime Minister, they themselves will go and talk to the farmers.
8 December 2020, 11:21 AM
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut extends support to farmers
It is our duty to stand in unity with farmers and stay connected to their sentiments. It is no political Bandh. It is our sentiment. Farmer organisations agitating in Delhi aren’t carrying any political flag. There is no politics here and there shouldn’t be.
8 December 2020, 11:20 AM
Mumbai Dabbawala Association supports Bharat Bandh, says farm laws will finish country’s farmers
The farm laws brought by the Centre will finish the farmers of the country. Farmers have started a massive agitation in north India and Bharat Bandh was announced for today. Mumbai Dabbawala Association supports the Bandh, says Mumbai Dabbawala Association President Subhash Talekar
8 December 2020, 11:17 AM
Congress president Sonia Gandhi to not celebrate her birthday in support of farmers’ protest and COVID-19 crisis.
8 December 2020, 11:15 AM
Social activist Anna Hazare supports Bharat Bandh, goes on hunger strike.
8 December 2020, 11:10 AM
Protesting farmers block NH-24
Farmers’ organizations blocked Delhi-Ghaziabad highway, takes out Chakka-jam. Roads blocked on both sides of the highway.
8 December 2020, 11:00 AM
Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi over farmers agitation, asks if he has read the bill.
“This is the agitation of farmers unions and not Khalistan Union. Farmer unions should also speak on this. Has Rahul Gandhi read all the three central agri bills? He is doing politics from the shoulder of the farmer unions.
They (Opposition) had also favoured the bill when they were in power. Congress, who has gone all out against the bill and is protesting today, had once add this farm bill in their manifesto. When the Opposition could not oppose PM Narendra Modi, they have indulged themselves in petty politics using farmers.
Negotiations are going on with farmers and a solution will come out. However, large number of farmers have appealed to keep the bill.
Talk are happening.”
8 December 2020, 10:46 AM
Delhi Police has put Delhi Chief Miniser Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border on Monday, tweets AAP. No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence.
8 December 2020, 10:36 AM
Delhi-Faridabad border update: Situation normal at Delhi Faridabad border. People are not facing any problem on coming from Faridabad to Delhi and vice-e-versa. Traffic is running smoothly. Police force is stationed at the border.
8 December 2020, 10:27 AM
UP Police IG Praveen Kumar said that the situation is normal so far. “If someone tries to take the law in hand, action will be taken against the person. We appeal to farmers to hold the protest democratically and peacefully. The law and order situation is normal.”
8 December 2020, 10:22 AM
Protest march held, effigies burnt:
Left parties hold a protest march and burn effigies in the Jadavpur area of Kolkata. “In West Bengal, there is a complete bandh in support of the peasant’s demand. We imagine similar situations prevailing across India as well,” says Sujan Chakraborty, CPI(M) leader
8 December 2020, 10:19 AM
Visuals: CITU protest march in support of Bharat Bandh
8 December 2020, 10:19 AM
CITU takes out protest march:
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) took out a protest march in Asansol in West Bengal on Tuesday in support of the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against central farm laws.
8 December 2020, 10:17 AM
RJD workers burn tyre:
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers burn a tyre at Ganj Chowk in Darbhanga in Bihar in protest against central government and show their support to Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions.
8 December 2020, 10:16 AM
Karnataka: Congress leaders protest in support of Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions, raise slogans against the Centre and show black flags, in front of Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Party leaders Siddaramaiah, BK Hariprasad, Ramalinga Reddy and others present.
8 December 2020, 10:16 AM
Telangana Police appeals people to maintain peace in Bharat Bandh:
It is appealed to all to maintain peace in Bharat Bandh. Action will be taken against those who indulge in any forcible closure/stoppages, says Rachakonda Police, Telangana
8 December 2020, 10:15 AM
Officers are making the rounds in their respective areas and ensuring that no one imposes Bandh forcibly. Everyone has been instructed to ensure security of railway stations, bus stands, metro stations and autos. We’ll strictly deal with anyone who takes law in their hands: Additional CP Love Kumar
8 December 2020, 10:15 AM
Slogans against the new farm laws raised by Left organisations in Kalaburagi in Karnataka on account of Bharat Bandh. Visuals from the Kalaburagi Central Bus Station:
8 December 2020, 10:14 AM
We’re ensuring that public don’t face inconvenience & there’s no traffic disruption. Adequate security deployed at all important entry/exit points to and from the district. We also deployed PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary) force, said Love Kumar, Additional CP, Gautam Buddh Nagar
8 December 2020, 10:11 AM
Andhra Pradesh: Left political parties protest in Parvathipuram of Vizianagaram district, in support of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers unions, against central government farm laws.
8 December 2020, 10:10 AM
Maharashtra: Pune APMC market remains open on Bharat Bandh
“We support farmers’ agitation. But we’ve kept the market open today so farm produces coming in from other states can be stored or else they will rot. It will be sold tomorrow only,” says a local trader, Sachin Paygude
8 December 2020, 10:10 AM
Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson says Bharat bandh will be a peaceful protest. “Our protest will be completely peaceful. If someone gets stuck for 2-3 hours in a Bandh called by us, we provide them with water and fruits. Ours is a different concept,” he said.
8 December 2020, 09:30 AM
In another incident, a highway connecting Bharuch and Dahej in Bharuch districtwas similarly blocked near Nandelav by protesters. Police detained protesters in Ahmedabad and brought the situation under control, an official said.
8 December 2020, 09:30 AM
Another group of protesters blocked a national highway in Vadodara.
8 December 2020, 09:29 AM
A highway connecting Ahmedabad to Viramgam was blocked near Sanand by protesters from the Congress party who placed burning tyres on roads, causing a traffic jam.
8 December 2020, 09:29 AM
Protesters blocked three highways in rural Gujarat by placing burning tyres on roads on Tuesday morning as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws, affecting vehicular traffic for some time.
8 December 2020, 09:17 AM
Heavy deployment of security at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border). The farmers protest at the border entered 13th day on Tuesday. Farmer Unions have called Bharat Bandh today, against the central government’s farm laws.
8 December 2020, 09:13 AM
Security stepped up in Patna:
Security personnel deployed in Patna in the wake of Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions, against central government’s farm laws.
8 December 2020, 09:00 AM
West Bengal: BJP has called a 12-hour bandh in North Bengal today, over the death of a party worker during its protest against the state government in Siliguri yesterday.
Bureau Report
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