The ‘Delhi Chalo’ Farmers’ protest will hold a peaceful ‘Bharat Bandh’ on the 13th day of the protests, on Tuesday, 8 December, from 11am to 3pm. At a press conference on Monday, the farmers’ unions stated that ‘chakka jams’ will be carried out on the streets and on the border, alongside the Singhu border protests, reported The Indian Express.
The Bharat Bandh call given by the 10 central unions have received a strong response in some parts of the city. West Bengal, Telangana and Kerala saw strong responses to the nationwide strike call.
The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to tighten security on Tuesday, asserting that peace and tranquility must be maintained, and precautionary measures must be taken to prevent any untoward incident anywhere in the country, told a home ministry official to PTI.
The Union ministry has also asked the states and UT administrations to ensure everyone strictly adheres to COVID-19 norms for safety and social distancing, reported PTI.
“Delhi Police has made proper arrangements ahead of tomorrow’s Bharat Bandh. We are trying to ensure that the lives of the common people are not affected. If someone tries to shut down shops forcefully or block roads, legal action will be taken”, said Delhi Police PRO, Eish Singhal to news agency, ANI.
Major political parties, such as the Congress, NCP, DMK, SP, TRS and Left, on Sunday came out in strong support of the bandh saying they would organise demonstrations across cities tomorrow, reported PTI.
With the exception of weddings, ambulances and emergency services, the farmers have appealed to close down offices and shops around the country, including dairy suppliers and local transport services, reported The Indian Express.
Are schools going to be close tomorrow?
No school holidays have been announced yet due to the bandh.
Will transportation facilities be affected due to the Bandh?
The nation-wide bandh is likely to affect the daily life of citizens. With various trade unions taking part in the bandh, the regular services including transport, banking services, are likely to be disrupted. However, the emergency services, like supply of milk, public transport, availability of medicine, ambulance and hospital services will not be affected. As per media report, commercial taxis, barring Ola and Uber