Farmers' protest: Kisan union calls for Bharat Bandh on June 12 as agitation intensifies
BHOPAL: Agitating farmers in Madhya Pradesh have called for a pan-India bandh on Sunday, June 10. “We have decided to observe a Bharat Bandh on June 10 till 2 pm,” said Shiv Kumar Sharma, President, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh on Friday. Among their many demands is a call for better prices for their produce.
“(We) would like to request all the businessmen of cities to close their shops till 2 pm and pay tribute to farmers who have lost their lives in previous years,” he said.
Several kisan morchas launched 'Gaon Bandh' (village blockade) agitation on Friday. During the period, no eatables would be supplied from villages to cities. Although the state government has made arrangements to minimise the impact of agitation, cities are set to see shortage of items like vegetables and milk.
In Punjab's Faridkot, farmers threw their produce and stopped supplies of vegetable, fruits and milk to cities, demanding farmer loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan commission.
In Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal too, farmers went on 10-days' strike 'Kisan Avkash' demanding loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan commission.
Sharma added that more than 130 Kisan morchas from across the country have joined their ongoing protest movement.