Life as usual in Bidar
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Title
Life as usual in Bidar
Description
The bandh call given by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and trade unions on Monday showed no significant impact in Bidar with shops, commercial establishments and local transport operating as usual. Members of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and Bhim Army holding placards assembled at various junctions and also at B.R. Ambedkar Circle. At Bhagat Singh Circle, the protestors tried to block the road. However, the police foiled their attempt. But other than that there was no impact of the bandh in the city. In Humnabad, members of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Samyukta Pragatipara Sanghatane Horata Samanvaya Samiti and Bhim Army took out a protest march on the main streets and blocked the Mumbai-Hyderabad National Highway 65 on the outskirts of the town for an hour. In Koppal In Karatagi of Koppal district, protesting farmers dressed up a man, who had worn a mask depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face, as a woman and performed traditional rituals to register their opposition to the farm laws. During the protest demonstration as part of the bandh, a few farmers dressed up the man as a woman with a sari and bangles. Some woman farmers then performed some traditional rituals, including putting some grain in the cloth around the waist and waving an Arati plate, to symbolically express their discontent against the Prime Minister’s insensitivity towards farmers.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2021-09-28
Coverage
KALABURAGI,KARNATAKA