A sectoral industrial strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh have been known as by the employees and farmers on 16 February, Friday.
The farmers’ physique Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has urged all like-minded farmer organisations to unite and participate within the February 16 Bharat Bandh. The day-long protest will begin from 6 AM to 4 PM.
According to a report by The Indian Express, farmers will be a part of huge chakka jams on primary roads nationwide from 12 pm to 4 pm on Friday. Most of the state and nationwide highways shall be closed for 4 hours in Punjab on Friday.
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Various public intellectuals and artists issued a joint assertion on Wednesday in help of the joint name by the employees and farmers for a sectoral industrial strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh on February 16.
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A complete of 34 folks signed the joint assertion, which appeals to folks from all walks of life “to increase all help to this momentous motion” of the farmers and the employees.
Bharat Bandh on 16 February: Will banks, and workplaces stay shut?
According to India.com, numerous personal and authorities workplaces, and village retailers could stay shut on Friday. Besides, transportation, agricultural actions, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) rural works, and rural industrial and repair sector establishments are prone to stay closed.
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Emergency providers equivalent to ambulance operations, marriage, medical retailers, college, and so on., won’t be affected throughout the Bharat Bandh on Friday.
What are farmers’ calls for?
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a Minimum Support Price for crops primarily based on the Swaminathan components of C2 50 (enter cost of capital 50%), authorized guarantee of procurement, debt waiver, no hike in electrical energy tariff and no sensible metres.
They additionally demanded free 300 models of energy for farming for home use and retailers, complete crop insurance coverage, and a hike in pensions to ₹10,000 per thirty days amongst others.
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Meanwhile, a panel of three Union ministers will maintain a gathering with protesting farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday. Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders at 5 pm at present. This would be the third spherical of talks between the 2 sides: the earlier two rounds of dialogue on February 8 and 12 remained inconclusive.
Farmers’ protest: Delhi Traffic Police points restrictions at border areas
Farmers from Punjab are tenting on the Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana in search of to march in the direction of Delhi to press the Centre to just accept their calls for.
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Published: 15 Feb 2024, 09:09 AM IST
