The impact of the Bharat Bandh was seen in Haryana as shops and commercial establishments stayed closed. Petroleum dealers in Punjab closed filling stations to back the call for the shutdown.

Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Kisan Union, part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, has called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Friday, citing a host of unmet demands of farmers.Various programmes like protest demonstrations are proposed by the SKM and other organisations.

BKU leader Pawan Khatana said during the “Bharat Bandh” called by his union, farmers had been asked to suspend work for a day in order to press the government for demands.

“Farmers have been asked to shun work in farms, or not to go to markets for any purchases. Traders and transporters have also been urged to join the strike,” Khatana said.The farmers’ leader said the protesters would stay put in their areas and not march towards Delhi.

Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Charuni in Haryana, said farmers would take control of all toll plazas in the state from noon to 3 pm on Friday to protest the police action against the agitating farmers who have gathered along Punjab borders. 

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Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana

The impact of the Bharat Bandh was seen in Haryana as shops and commercial establishments stayed closed. Petroleum dealers in Punjab closed filling stations to back the call for the shutdown.

The activists of several farmer associations urged traders at several places in the AAP-ruled Punjab to keep their shops and business establishments closed to mark the protest .Reports of total shutdown of shops and other establishments were received from Patiala, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and other places.

Shopkeepers observe bandh in Sangrur

Shopkeepers are observing bandh in Sangrur in support of Bharat Bandh call by farmer and trade unions.

Complete bandh observed in Fazilka

Complete bandh is being observed by the shopkeepers, including chemists, in Fazilka town. The Beopar Mandal had given a call to shut the shops in support of farmers’ agitation.

Noida Police invokes Section 144       

Noida: The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Thursday said restrictions under CrPC section 144, including a ban on unauthorised public assemblies, would be enforced across the district on February 16.

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