Mayawati congratulates BSP workers on Bharat Bandh success
The BSP chief slammed Congress and the Samajwadi Party for their alleged indifference towards the issue which, she said, reflects their casteist mindset.
The BSP chief slammed Congress and the Samajwadi Party for their alleged indifference towards the issue which, she said, reflects their casteist mindset.
While markets, business establishments, schools, and offices functioned as usual, there was some disruption on highways in certain areas due to road blockades by protesters.
While the Congress extended moral support to the bandh, local business communities in Chhattisgarh were divided. The Bastar Chamber of Commerce supported the bandh but the Raipur Chamber of Commerce refrained from backing the protest.
Daily life across the state remained largely unaffected, with schools, offices, and businesses operating as usual.
Mayawati on Tuesday appealed to party workers to join the Bharat Bandh on Wednesday against the Supreme Court's decision on the sub-categorization in SC-ST reservation. Through this, the party hopes to get a political edge on the issue of reservation.
In both Punjab and Haryana, national highways, state highways, link roads and railway tracks have been blocked, bringing road and rail traffic to a virtual halt.
Normal life continued as all schools, commercial establishments and public transport functioned as usual.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been monitoring the situation and also was in touch with the state governments.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a consortium of 100-odd farmers' unions from across India, 15 trade unions and several political parties have jointly called a Bharat Bandh from 6 a.m. till 4 p.m. on Monday to mark the first anniversary of what they termed as a 'Black Day' when the President of India had given his assent to the three farm laws last year.
While normal life was affected in Andhra Pradesh with the ruling YSRCP supporting the shutdown call, the bandh had a partial impact in Telangana where ruling TRS distanced itself from the protest.
