In the latest, Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said the farmers would hold off their march for now. “When the meetings have started, if we move forward (towards Delhi) then how will meetings happen?” Dallewal said. He also said that the protest “will continue peacefully”. Thousands of farmers across the country have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Friday to hold a protest.
The protest started at 6 am and will continue till 4 pm. Farmers from many states who rode on tractors and trucks since February 13 stated that the central government has failed to provide all the promises it made during their last agitation in 202-21.
‘They asked all the farmers to suspend work for a day to press the government for demands’, according to BKU leader Pawan Khatana.
He added, “Farmers have been asked not to go to markets for any purchases. Traders and transporters have also been encourgaed to join the strike,” he said.
The protest affected Northern Bharatiya states majorly with the national capital and nearby border areas. The Delhi Police is also on high alert and the security has been tightened.
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have remained unaffected due to the bandh. ‘A section of farmers in Karnataka are participating in the nationwide protests’, according to the media reports. The farmers’ protest in the state has called for a shutdown of activities in the rural areas and towns bordering the villages till 4 pm.
Many farmers’ unions are protesting against the Centre – who they say has failed to meet some of their key demands from the previous protests in 2020-21.
Despite some farm leaders holding talks with the Centre on Thursday night, participated in ‘Bharat Bandh’.
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