Bharat Bandh today: Farmers to participate in 'chakka jam'; next round of talks on 18 Feb. 10 points
PTI has reported. The next round of the talks is set to take place on Sunday i.e. on 18 February.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, along with several trade unions, has called for a Gramin Bharat Bandh today i.e. on February 16. According to the directions released by the SKM, the bandh will be observed between 6 am and 4 pm.
The farmers will participate in a chakka jam on major roads across the country from 12 pm to 4 pm 1. After the third meeting concluded, Union Minister Arjun Munda said that the third round of talks with the leaders of the protesting farmers was, however, "positive". "Today, a very positive discussion happened between the government and the farmers' unions.
Focusing on the topics highlighted by the farmers' union, we have decided that the next meeting will take place on Sunday at 6 pm... We all will find a solution peacefully...," Munda said after 5 hours of meeting. 2.
In view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers' unions on Friday, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Thursday said restrictions under CrPC Section 144, including a ban on unauthorized public assemblies, would be enforced across the district, reported news agency PTI. 3. The Haryana government on 15 February extended the suspension of mobile internet services, bulk SMS and all dongle services etc provided on mobile networks, except the voice calls in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa till 17 February.
4. Though today, the Bharat Bandh will not affect emergency services like ambulance operations, medical shops, marriage, schools, etc. With CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams began yesterday, parents group have said that "as concerned parents, we are in agony and compelled to raise our voices
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