Amritsar: Farmers block a railway track as they participate in Rail Roko Andolan during a protest against the farm bills passed in both the Houses of Parliament recently, at village Devi Dass Pura, about 20km from Amritsar, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
Farmers' union in Punjab and Haryana have given a call for 'Bharat Bandh' today (Friday), to protest against the Centre's new agriculture reform laws. As many as 31 farmer organisations have joined hands for the 'Punjab Bandh'. Several organisations in Haryana, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), said they had extended support to the nationwide strike called by some farmers' bodies against the bills. In the nationwide protest has been called by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), All India Kisan Mahasangh (AIKM) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), several highways and railway tracks are expected to be blocked across the country.
Bharat Bandh LIVE updates
04:45 pm: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continues their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar, in protest against the Bills. The Committee is holding the 'rail roko' agitation from September 24 to 26 against the Bills.
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continues their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar, 
03:30 pm: Opposition parties stage protest against the new agriculture reform bills in Gaya.
#Bihar: Opposition parties stage protest against the new agriculture reform bills in Gaya, today
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
"We're protesting anti-farmer laws which must be repealed by the Central Govt. It'll only benefit corporations & will lead to the closure of all mandis," says an RJD district worker pic.twitter.com/X1ZGbGZnKC
02:25 pm: Tamil Nadu: Farmers from National South Indian River Interlinking Farmers’ Association sit outside Collector's office in Trichy
Tamil Nadu: Farmers from National South Indian River Interlinking Farmers’ Association sit outside Collector's office in Trichy with human skulls, chained hands and nooses around their necks to demonstrate against recent #FarmBills. pic.twitter.com/wrhLOc4Y4Y
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
01:07 pm: Bihar: BJP workers beat up workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) as the two groups clash in Patna
Bihar: BJP workers beat up workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) as the two groups clash in Patna.
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
The brawl took place after JAP workers tried to enter BJP office in protest against recent #FarmBills. pic.twitter.com/xDNGFbcp2t
12:25 pm: Noida: Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union block roads, stage protest near Delhi border against recent farm bills
Noida: Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union block roads, stage protest near Delhi border against recent #FarmBills; police deployed.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 25, 2020
Additional DCP Noida says," We have diverted traffic so that people do not face any inconvinience." pic.twitter.com/NnuKFqO7hJ
11:13 am: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav sits atop a tractor while Tejashwi Yadav drives it
#WATCH Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav sits atop a tractor while Tejashwi Yadav drives it, during the protest against #AgricultureBills passed in the Parliament. #Bihar pic.twitter.com/kHEyuX9kmy
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
10:46 am: Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav drives a tractor
#WATCH Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav drives a tractor, as he takes part in the protest against #FarmBills passed in the Parliament. #Bihar pic.twitter.com/3CanJjtGo4
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
10:32 am: Govt has made our 'anndaata' a puppet through its 'fund daata'. Farm Bills are anti-farmer and have left them dejected. Govt had said that they'll double farmers' income by 2022 but these Bills will make them poorer. Agriculture sector has been corporatised: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD
10:14 am: Bihar: RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) workers protest in Darbhanga
Bihar: RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) workers protest in Darbhanga, against #FarmBills, while riding buffaloes. pic.twitter.com/cKA2wpXa6B
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
10:01 am: Delhi: Police personnel deployed in Chilla area near Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border point
Delhi: Police personnel deployed in Chilla area near Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border point, in wake of the nationwide protest called by farmers today against #AgricultureBills passed in the Parliament. pic.twitter.com/wtaaN09mAU
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
09:40 am: Members of Karnataka State Farmers' Association hold protest near Bommanahalli on Karnataka-Tamil Nadu highway against farm bills
Members of Karnataka State Farmers' Association hold protest near Bommanahalli on Karnataka-Tamil Nadu highway against #FarmBills passed in Parliament.
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
Police personnel deployed in the area to ensure law & order is maintained & COVID safety norms are followed during protest. pic.twitter.com/8abYwhQ371
09:25 am: Punjab: Farmers, under the aegis of Bharatiya Kisan Union and Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), block Amritsar-Delhi National Highway
Punjab: Farmers, under the aegis of Bharatiya Kisan Union and Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), block Amritsar-Delhi National Highway near Phillaur in Jalandhar, in protest against #FarmBills passed in the Parliament. pic.twitter.com/6zsXZ5VhnW
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
09:10 am: Punjab: Police personnel deployed in Amritsar city in the wake of farmers protest today
Punjab: Police personnel deployed in Amritsar city in the wake of farmers protest today, against #FarmBills passed in the Parliament. ACP says, "Security forces have been deployed at every crossroad and level crossing in the entire city so that no untoward incident takes place." pic.twitter.com/4OCgJjLDgt
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
09:00 am: Punjab: Police personnel being deployed around Ladowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana, in the wake of nationwide protest by farmers today
Punjab: Police personnel being deployed around Ladowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana, in the wake of nationwide protest by farmers today, over #FarmBills. SHO Ladowal says, "All prepartions made, additional forces deployed. Farmer leaders have assured us that protest will be peaceful." pic.twitter.com/mf70umS576
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
08:30 am: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh (in file pic) has appealed to the farmers to strictly maintain law and order, and adhere to all COVID-19 safety protocols, during today’s Bandh against the Agriculture Bills: Punjab Chief Minister's Office
08:15 am: Punjab: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continues their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar, in protest against farm bills
Punjab: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continues their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar, in protest against the #FarmBills.
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
The Committee is holding the 'rail roko' agitation from September 24 to 26 against the Bills. pic.twitter.com/NFfSCcWuO5
07:59 am: 13 pairs of trains have been short-terminated as a precautionary measure against the protests over the agriculture bills
