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.
A senior police official said that they have beefed up security close to all the three border points -- Tikri, Singhu, and Shambhu -- where farmers have been protesting for the past 10 months.
Heavy police presence could be seen at various places in Haryana and Punjab to maintain law and others in view of the protest by farmers, who are demanding the scrapping of three Central farm laws.
Giving this information on Sunday, a Haryana Police spokesman informed that elaborate arrangements have been put in place by the civil and police administration in Haryana according to directions of the state government.
In a joint statement, AAP Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha and AAP Punjab's farmer wing chief Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the AAP leaders and volunteers would take to the streets with the farmers without the party's flag and symbol.
Addressing a Press conference, the CM said though the three farm laws are yet to be implemented some politically motivated people are spreading rumours about these three laws.
