Farmers Protest

Shops in Maharashtra will be closed in support of farmers in Uttar Pradesh on October 11, as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has declared a bandh. The Mumbai Police Department has devised a strategy to guarantee that the bandh does not cause citizens any trouble. Everything will be shut, except for vital services, as per the state government. The Agricultural Produce Market Committee, commonly known as the sabzi mandi, will be closed… read-more

In the biggest development in UP, Congress's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was put under house arrest in Sitapur on the morning of October 4. Reportedly, she was going to meet the family of four farmers who allegedly died after a car of the state Home Minister Ajay Misra's son ran over them in Lakhimpur Kheri. Furthermore, the government has also deployed PAC outside former CM Akhilesh Yadav's house.  

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, on September 27, asked the Centre to consider the demands of farmers protesting against the three farm laws. Kejriwal said, "farmers are being forced to protest and call for Bharat Bandh again and again to raise their demands. Their demands are legitimate, and the Centre should consider them." Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has also extended support to the farmers' Bharat Bandh call on September 27. 

On the anniversary of passing three farm laws by the central government, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have announced to observe September 17 as ''black day''. AAP leaders have decided to hold candle marches in Punjab to pay tribute to the farmers who died during the protest. Moreover, SAD leaders planned to hold a March from Gurdwara Rakabganj to Parliament to support farmers' protests. 

CM Manohar Lal Khattar on August 28 said that if the protesting farmers ''jam highways and throw stones at police, then the police will also take steps to maintain law and order''. Notably, his remark came after Haryana police lathi-charged the farmers to disperse them in Karnal, resulting in injury to four farmers and 10 policemen. Reportedly, farmers gathered in Karnal to protest against the farm laws.