Tag: Bharat Bandh

Bharat Bandh: Farmer bodies stage protests in TN

(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Chennai, Sep 27: In solidarity with the nationwide strike demanding repeal of the Centre’s farm laws, farmer bodies, trade unions, including those backed by the ruling DMK and Left parties on Monday staged protests across Tamil Nadu. Normal life was, however, not affected with public and […]

Farmers protest across India against Modi’s liberalisation

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Farmers’ protests against new laws liberalising agricultural markets spread across India on Tuesday, as farm organisations called for a nationwide strike after inconclusive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In eastern and western states, farmers blocked roads and squatted on railway tracks, delaying hordes […]

Bharat bandh: Latur sees protests, shut shops, markets

Latur, Dec 8:  Protest marches, sloganeering and a sizable number of markets and shops remaining shut marked Tuesday’s ‘Bharat bandh’, called against the Centre’s new farm laws, in Latur district in Maharashtra. Almost all the major parties, barring the BJP, as well as farm outfits, labour unions and […]

Goa: Opposition parties to support ‘Bharat Bandh’

Panaji, Dec 7:  Opposition parties in Goa have extended their support to the Tuesday’s ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agri- marketing laws. However, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters here on Monday that there will be no impact of the bandh […]

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