A day ahead of the next round of talks with the Centre, farmers protesting against the newly-passed agriculture laws on Friday, announced a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8 and threatened to occupy toll plazas on that day, PTI reported.
Addressing a press conference, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadoni said if the Centre does not accept their demands during Saturday’s talks, they will intensify their agitation.
“In our meeting today, we have decided to give a ‘Bharat Bandh’ call on December 8 during which we will also occupy all toll plazas,” said Harinder Singh Lakhowal, General Secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union. “We have planned to block all roads leading to Delhi in the coming days if new farm laws are not scrapped.”
Lakhowal was addressing the press conference on behalf of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint front of the farmers, according to The Hindu. He said that the decision to seek a repeal of the three laws was reached unanimously after two rounds of…