Farmer outfits across the country called for a Bharat Bandh on Friday to protest against the three contentious agricultural legislations passed in Parliament. Over 30 organisations, including All India Farmers Union, Bharatiya Kisan Union and All India Kisan Mahasangh, planned to hit the streets to demand the legal guarantee of minimum support price.
Hundreds of farmers gathered on a key road in Noida in Uttar Pradesh and held demonstrations, PTI reported. Police in in riot gear stopped them from proceeding towards Delhi.
“Police personnel have been deployed at the Noida Gate to check the movement of protesters,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Rajesh S told PTI. “The situation is under control. We are talking to the farmers and ensuring no law and order situation arises.”
Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union held protests near the Delhi border, ANI reported.