New Delhi, Mar 26: Farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations disrupting road and rail traffic as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre''s new agri laws.
According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the Bharat Bandh is being observed from 6 am to 6 pm to mark four months of the farmers'' agitation at Delhi''s three borders -- Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri.
Heavy police force has been deployed in the two states as part of security measures, an official said.
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3:53 PM, 26 Mar
CAIT released a statement and said, "Bharat Bandh has had no impact on trade across the country. It has urged the farmers' organisations to leave their stubborn attitude and talk to the Central government about their problems and resolve them." CAIT is the apex traders organisation representing eight crore traders and more than 40,000 trade organisations across the country.
3:53 PM, 26 Mar
Despite the call for Bharat Bandh across the country by some farmer organisations, markets stayed open and business was going on as usual on Friday across the country, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
2:49 PM, 26 Mar
Public and private transport remained off the roads in Punjab.
2:49 PM, 26 Mar
Shops remained closed at several places in Punjab. At a few places in Haryana too shops were shuttered in support of the Bharat Bandh.
1:33 PM, 26 Mar
The government offices witnessed thin attendance.
1:33 PM, 26 Mar
Paradip Port and the industries in the nearby areas functioned normally.
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
The Congress and Left parties are supporting the bandh in Odisha. Bhubaneswar city 'Mo Bus' services were hampered as protesters blocked some roads. Train services were also affected in some areas like in Balasore with the agitators squatting on the rail tracks.
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
Protestors blocked roads and squatted on trail tracks at some places in the state while shops and market establishments remained closed, official sources said.
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
The dawn-to-dusk Bharat bandh called by farmers unions protesting against agri laws, evoked partial response in Odisha on Friday.
11:46 AM, 26 Mar
Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said "Entry/exit for Tikri Border, Bahadurgarh City and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh are now open."
11:46 AM, 26 Mar
The entry and exit gates of Tikri border, Bahadurgarh city and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh metro stations, which were closed briefly as a precautionary measure in view of Bharat Bandh, have been opened, officials said on Friday.
10:37 AM, 26 Mar
भारत का इतिहास गवाह है कि सत्याग्रह से ही अत्याचार, अन्याय व अहंकार का अंत होता है।
#WATCH A group of protesters sing and dance at Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP) during 12-hour 'Bharat Bandh' called by Samyukt Kisan Morcha against Centre's Farm Laws pic.twitter.com/gkPWwKnTiP
Protestors block railway track in Amritsar as a mark of protest against the three agricultural laws during 'Bharat Bandh' called by Samyukt Kisan Morcha
10:05 AM, 26 Mar
Protesters are sitting at 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana spanning Delhi, Ambala & Firozepur division affecting rail movement. Train services affected at 32 locations, 4 Shatabdi trains cancelled: Indian Railways
10:01 AM, 26 Mar
The SKM, an umbrella body of protesting unions, appealed to protesting farmers to be peaceful and not get involved in any kind of illegitimate debate and conflict during the 'bandh'.
9:57 AM, 26 Mar
Blockades on various state highways were also reported in Naraingarh and Mullana in Haryana, police said.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
The farmers also blocked the Ambala-Rajpura Highway on the Haryana-Punjab border near Shambhu barrier, and the Ambala-Hisar Highway near Ambala City.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
While another group squatted on a railway track near Shahpur village, around five kilometers from Ambala Cantt, due to which all the trains running between Delhi and Saharanpur were stranded, railway officials said.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
Some of the protesters blocked the Ambala-Delhi highway near Ambala Cantt, police said.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
Some of the protesters blocked the Ambala-Delhi highway near Ambala Cantt, police said.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
While another group squatted on a railway track near Shahpur village, around five kilometers from Ambala Cantt, due to which all the trains running between Delhi and Saharanpur were stranded, railway officials said.
9:56 AM, 26 Mar
The farmers also blocked the Ambala-Rajpura Highway on the Haryana-Punjab border near Shambhu barrier, and the Ambala-Hisar Highway near Ambala City.
9:57 AM, 26 Mar
Blockades on various state highways were also reported in Naraingarh and Mullana in Haryana, police said.
10:01 AM, 26 Mar
The SKM, an umbrella body of protesting unions, appealed to protesting farmers to be peaceful and not get involved in any kind of illegitimate debate and conflict during the 'bandh'.
10:05 AM, 26 Mar
Protesters are sitting at 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana spanning Delhi, Ambala & Firozepur division affecting rail movement. Train services affected at 32 locations, 4 Shatabdi trains cancelled: Indian Railways
10:11 AM, 26 Mar
Protestors block railway track in Amritsar as a mark of protest against the three agricultural laws during 'Bharat Bandh' called by Samyukt Kisan Morcha
10:12 AM, 26 Mar
#WATCH A group of protesters sing and dance at Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP) during 12-hour 'Bharat Bandh' called by Samyukt Kisan Morcha against Centre's Farm Laws pic.twitter.com/gkPWwKnTiP
The entry and exit gates of Tikri border, Bahadurgarh city and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh metro stations, which were closed briefly as a precautionary measure in view of Bharat Bandh, have been opened, officials said on Friday.
11:46 AM, 26 Mar
Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said "Entry/exit for Tikri Border, Bahadurgarh City and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh are now open."
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
The dawn-to-dusk Bharat bandh called by farmers unions protesting against agri laws, evoked partial response in Odisha on Friday.
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
Protestors blocked roads and squatted on trail tracks at some places in the state while shops and market establishments remained closed, official sources said.
1:32 PM, 26 Mar
The Congress and Left parties are supporting the bandh in Odisha. Bhubaneswar city 'Mo Bus' services were hampered as protesters blocked some roads. Train services were also affected in some areas like in Balasore with the agitators squatting on the rail tracks.
1:33 PM, 26 Mar
Paradip Port and the industries in the nearby areas functioned normally.
1:33 PM, 26 Mar
The government offices witnessed thin attendance.
2:49 PM, 26 Mar
Shops remained closed at several places in Punjab. At a few places in Haryana too shops were shuttered in support of the Bharat Bandh.
2:49 PM, 26 Mar
Public and private transport remained off the roads in Punjab.
3:53 PM, 26 Mar
Despite the call for Bharat Bandh across the country by some farmer organisations, markets stayed open and business was going on as usual on Friday across the country, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
3:53 PM, 26 Mar
CAIT released a statement and said, "Bharat Bandh has had no impact on trade across the country. It has urged the farmers' organisations to leave their stubborn attitude and talk to the Central government about their problems and resolve them." CAIT is the apex traders organisation representing eight crore traders and more than 40,000 trade organisations across the country.