Farmers Movement Archive

Bandh receives mixed response in Yavatmal

Yavatmal: The one-day statewide bandh called on Monday by the Mahavikas Aghadi constituents against the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre and agriculture policies of BJP governments in the UP and Centre received mixed response in Yavatmal. The local leaders of Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena jointly took a bike rally in the city. Shopkeepers having allegiance to these parties pulled down their shutters to express their solidarity with farmers across the country. A delegation led by former MPCC president Manikrao Thakre, NCP state general secretary Vasant Guikhedkar and Shiv Sena contact chief Santosh Dhawale met the collector Amol Yedge and submitted a memorandum of demands. Later, while addressing a gathering, Thakre condemned the death of farmers in Lakhinpur Kheri and demanded withdrawal of the farm bills. “Congress will continue its agitation till the demands are not met,” said Thakre. Others who spoke on the occasion condemned the incident and demanded those found guilty of “killing farmers be hanged to death in the open”. In the morning hours, the ST buses put on hold their routine services which resumed in the afternoon. According to SP Dilip Patil Bhujbal, the bandh was peaceful throughout the district and there was no untoward incident reported. He said the taluka places experienced bandh but it was peaceful. Government offices, private vehicles, post office, banking sector and others functioned normally.

The Times of India

2021-10-11

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