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Farmers protest: Statewide dharnas bring life to standstill

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Farmers protest: Statewide dharnas bring life to standstill
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Punjab Bandh Today for 2 hours: Punjab is witnessing statewide protests over the agriculture laws passed by the Parliament during the monsoon session. 30 Kisan Unions have been opposing the farm laws and asking the central government to withdraw the laws for farmers' interest. publive-image The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee is sitting on railway tracks in Amritsar to protest against the Farm laws. The farmers' agitation against the agriculture bills has been extended till October 15.
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Also Read | Punjab Bandh: "I reject anti-farmer bills," says Captain Amarinder Singh publive-image Meanwhile, the farmers' organizations have called for Punjab Bandh today where the Kisan Unions would stop road traffic for two hours. Punjab Bandh today is called to show the solidarity to the Haryana farmers who were lathi-charged during the agitation. The Kisan Union leaders have condemned the brutal lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Haryana earlier this week and announced unconditional support to them. Also Read | Ultimatums not the way: Captain Amarinder responses to Kisan Union' deadline for special session Reportedly, the President of BKU Rajewa, Balbir Singh Rajewal, had said that they will go in for a two hour complete Bandh in Punjab on October 9.
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publive-image The farmers who were protesting against the ‘anti-farmer bills’ were lathi-charged in Sirsa where they were planning to gherao Haryana Cabinet minister Dushyant Chautala. publive-image In fact, the police had resorted to water cannons to disperse protesting farmers. educareThe protest is being staged following the passing of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and Essential Commodities Act, in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, during the monsoon session of the Parliament. -PTC News-
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