Demonstration of farmers across the country today; Punjab, Haryana is likely to see a blackout

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Invoices from the agricultural sector: Farmers in Punjab plan to block the tracks for 3 days.

New Delhi:

As the Punjab farmers’ unions began their three-day “Rail Roko” protest on Thursday against the three agricultural sector bills in Amritsar and Firozpur districts, others called for a “Bandh” statewide on September 25 and starting October 1. In view of today’s protests, the Firozpur Rail Division canceled 14 trains affecting the state’s connectivity with Mumbai and Nanded in Maharashtra, Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, Jaynagar in Bihar and Haridwar in the ‘Uttar Pradesh.

Growing calls to protest amid Punjab’s coronavirus pandemic indicate that while the bills may have been passed in parliament, farmers – who fear the bills will mean the end of the system of minimum price support (MSP) once purchases begin outside mandis – are not in the mood to accept them.

Here are the live updates on the farmers protest:

Members of the Karnataka State Farmers’ Association demonstrate near Bommanahalli on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu highway against agricultural bills passed in parliament.

Delhi: Police personnel deployed to the Chilla region, near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, following the nationwide protest called by farmers today against agricultural bills passed in parliament.

Bihar: RJD workers (Rashtriya Janata Dal) demonstrate in Darbhanga against Farm Bills as they ride buffaloes.

UP Barabanki protests
As protests against farm bills escalate, the Ayodhya-Lucknow highway was blocked during today’s protest.

Punjab: Farmers, under the aegis of the Bharatiya Kisan Union and the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), block the Amritsar-Delhi national road near Phillaur in Jalandhar, to protest against the adopted agricultural bills in Parliament.

Ahead of farmers’ protest, Nitish Kumar backs farm bills

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave vocal support to the BJP ally’s controversial agriculture bills, which created huge turmoil among farmers and drew criticism from the opposition. Breaking his self-imposed electronic media boycott, Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the nationwide farmers’ protest called Friday was “completely unnecessary.” Read here

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh called on farmers to strictly maintain law and order, and adhere to all COVID-19 safety protocols, during today’s Bandh Against Draft Agriculture Law: Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Police personnel are deployed around Ladowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana, following protests by farmers across the country today, over protests against farm bills. A police official said: “All the preparations have been made, additional forces have been deployed. The peasant leaders have assured us that the protest will be peaceful.”

Punjab: The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh committee continues its “rail roko” agitation in Amritsar, to protest against the Farm Bills.

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