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Live Blog: Bharat Bandh today

Sep 27, 2021, 05:27 pm
Live Blog: Bharat Bandh today
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Sep 27, 2021, 05:27 pm

Traffic situation eases

The traffic situation has eased in Delhi after the bandh ended.

Sep 27, 2021, 05:23 pm

No additional security

According to a police official, no additional security force was deployed in Mumbai, but a decision on the deployment of extra police personnel may be taken later depending on the situation.

Sep 27, 2021, 04:14 pm

Congress workers assembled in some places in Mumbai

Congress workers, holding placards, assembled at some places like Andheri and Jogeshwari and shouted slogans against the farm bills, but other than that there was no impact of the bandh in the city so far.

Sep 27, 2021, 03:51 pm

Mumbai sees a regular day

Commercial establishments and local transport were operating as usual in Mumbai on Monday and the city police also did not deploy an extra security force at key junctions and roads.

Sep 27, 2021, 02:42 pm

No one contacted market associations

Markets and shops in Delhi were open as farmers have not contacted any associations for any strike, said Brijesh Goyal, chairman of the Chamber of Trade and Industry(CTI).

Sep 27, 2021, 02:41 pm

Not participating due to financial crisis: Auto Drivers Association

"We fully support the farmers. But in view of the financial crisis faced by us due to COVID-19, we are extending our moral and in-principle support to them and their demand while working normally," said Anuj Rathor, secretary of the Rashtriya Rajdhani Kshetra Auto Drivers Association.

Sep 27, 2021, 02:30 pm

Autorickshaws and taxis ply normally; shops open in Delhi

Autorickshaws and taxis plied normally and shops were open in the national capital on Monday, with their unions and associations extending only "in-principle support" to the Bharat Bandh called by farmers but deciding not to join the strike.

Sep 27, 2021, 01:03 pm

Left activists block roads and railway tracks in West Bengal

Left activists have blocked roads and railway tracks across West Bengal in support of the Bharat Bandh, while normal life remained largely unaffected in the state.

Sep 27, 2021, 12:28 pm

Diversions for those going toward Noida and Ghaziabad

Sep 27, 2021, 12:27 pm

Traffic movement closed on Red Fort

Traffic movement is closed on Red Fort on both the carriageways. Chhatta Rail and Subhash Marg are closed from both sides. Traffic movement is closed on Dhansa Border on both carriageways.

Sep 27, 2021, 12:05 pm

14 blocked points

The 14 points that have been blocked are -

Nathupur, Rasoi, Saboli, Janti Kalan, Kundli, Sirsa, Jathere, Badmalik, Badkhlasa, Nangal, Aterna, KMP, KGP, Biswamil

Sep 27, 2021, 12:03 pm

Entry and exit points on the Delhi-Haryana route blocked

Farmers at the Singhu border have blocked 14 entry and exit points on the Delhi-Haryana route.

Sep 27, 2021, 11:21 am

Highway connecting Ghaziabad and Nizamuddin closed

The Ghaziabad Police has closed a national highway that connects Ghaziabad and Nizamuddin in Delhi. At the UP Gate, which is also the protest site of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) since November last year, police have put up barricades on the highway to check vehicles.

Sep 27, 2021, 10:22 am

Here is what Rakesh Tikait said

Ambulances, doctors, or those going for an emergency can pass through. We've not sealed down anything, we just want to send a message. We appeal to the shopkeepers to keep their shops closed for now and open only after 4 pm. No farmer is coming here from outside: Rakesh Tikait

Sep 27, 2021, 10:20 am

Delhi-Amritsar National Highway blocked

Farmers have also blocked the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway at Shahabad in Haryana's Kurukshetra district.

Sep 27, 2021, 10:19 am

Farmers at Bahadurgarh railway station

Farmers shouted slogans on railway tracks at the Bahadurgarh railway station in Haryana.

Sep 27, 2021, 10:18 am

Congress backs Bharat Bandh

Sep 27, 2021, 10:16 am

Delhi-Meerut Expressway blocked

Sep 27, 2021, 10:15 am

Bharat Bandh against farm laws

Farmer organizations have called a "Bharat Bandh" today. The landmark protest against the new farm laws completes 10 months today.

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