Chandrapur: The Bharat bandh called to protest Centre’s anti-farmer laws evoked good response on Tuesday as all commercial establishments remained closed during the day. Farmers as well as opposition parties staged demonstrations at all tehsils and towns in the district.
Members of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents — Congress, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party — apart from other social organizations participated in the agitation.
Senior Congress leader and ex-MP Naresh Puglia and other activists under the banner of Vidarbha Kisan Mazdoor Congress staged a dharna at the local Gandhi Square.
Shiv Sena workers led by Sandeep Girhe took out a rally to oppose the central government’s anti-farmer laws and extended support to the agitating farmers protesting on the borders of the national capital for the last several days.
Jan Vikas Sena activists headed by Pradeep alias Pappu Deshmukh also took out a march demanding repeal of the newly enacted laws.