Bharat Bandh: Milk, vegetable supply affected amid farmers protest

New Delhi : To mark four months of their protest against government's three farm laws, farmers' union has called for Bharat Bandh on Friday. Rail and road traffic has been affected due to the agitations in several parts of the nation.

Some of the trains from Delhi to Chandigarh, Amritsar, Kalka among other destinations were reported cancelled. Road traffic is also reported to be hit due to the demonstrations on National Highway-9 near one of three protest epicenters in the national capital - the Ghazipur border.

The cops have barricaded the roads to stop the movement of protesters.

Earlier, in a video message, Samkyukta Kisan Morcha leader Darshan Pal announced that milk and vegetable supplies will be stopped for today by the protesting farmers.

The all-India strike, which began at 6 AM, will continue till 6 PM, farmers' body Samyukt Kisaan Morcha said, adding that the ''bandh'' will also be observed in the national capital.

"Farmers will block rail tracks in various places. Markets and transport services will be closed during Bharat Bandh," senior farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

He mentioned that emergency services like ambulance and fire trucks will not be stopped from this.

Meanwhile, All India traders have said that they will not participate in the Bharat Bandh.

"We are not going to participate in ''Bharat Bandh'' tomorrow. Markets will remain open in Delhi and other parts of the country. The ongoing deadlock can be resolved only through dialogue process. There should be discussions on amendments in the farm laws that can make existing farming profitable," CAIT's national general secretary Praveen Khandelwal told PTI.