Massive traffic jams were witnessed on Delhi roads as restrictions were in place due to the bandh and the Satyagraha protest by Congress over the Centre's Agnipath scheme and the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate.
On Sunday, addressing the youth of the country, the Defence Ministry had explained the policy in detail but ruled out any rollback of the Agnipath scheme. The protesters have now called for Bharat Bandh against the recruitment scheme.
Bharat Bandh on May 25 has been called to press for a caste-based census in the country and reservation in private jobs among others.
Bharat Bandh bank strike: The central trade unions that are part of this joint forum are INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC.
Bharat Bandh Today Live, Bank Strike Today News: Trade unions' are demanding scrapping of the proposed changes in labour laws, privatisation of any form and the national monetisation pipeline.
The Joint Platform of central trade unions held a meeting in Delhi on March 22, 2022, to take stock of the preparations in various states and sectors for the proposed two-day all India strike on 28-29 March 2022.
The order further stated that leaves on those days will be treated as 'dies-on' and no salary will be admissible.
The 16-lane Gurugram-Delhi highway was chock-a-bloc with thousands of cars from both sides trying to proceed at a snail’s pace. Thousands of officegoers had to face travails because of traffic snarls.
To ensure protests are mutually resolved, Prime Minister Modi himself offered to suspend the farm laws for 18 months.
BJP MLA and former minister Brijmohan Agrawal called the event a "state-sponsored" one with the Chhattisgarh CM and Congress ministers expressing support to save their faces.
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 farm laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.
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.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday reiterated that farmers protesting against the three farm laws will continue to agitate even for 10 years if needed.
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).
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws. Watch Ground report on India Tv for latest update.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws. This caused a massive traffic snarl at the Gurugram - Delhi border. Today also marks the completion of 10 months since the farmer protests began. Commercial establishments and industries are likely to be affected, due to today's Bandh. SKM has said that the nationwide strike will be observed from 6 am to 4 pm today. In view of the protest, SKM has put out detailed guidelines and called for complete peace during the bandh. It also appealed to all citizens of the country to join the Bandh today.
The Bharat Bandh call has been given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of many farm unions, against the three farm laws passed by Parliament in last September.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait speaks EXCLUSIVELY to India TV on farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farmers' unions leading the 10-month-old agitation demanding a repeal of the three contentious farm laws, has given a call for the "Bharat Bandh" on Monday.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has urged people to come out of their houses after lunchtime and appealed to the shopkeepers to keep their shops closed for now and open only after 4 pm.
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