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.
"No matter how long we have to stretch this protest, we will not step back": Tikait.
Commuters were left stranded at railway stations and bus stands in various towns and cities of both the states as public transport was stranded. People were forced to trudge with heavy luggage and office-goers too were hit hard.
MLA Sudama Prasad, who took to the streets in Ara, said that inflation was sky high, which was the effect of the three agricultural laws. He said that there would be food insecurity if farming went into the hands of industrialists.
In Kerala, the biggest advantage is any political party calling a state-wide protest gets a thumps up from the civil society and people remain indoors
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi asks farmers to raise their voices in a peaceful manner.
