Bharat Bandh: Many markets in Delhi including Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar stay open

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Bharat Bandh: Many markets in Delhi including Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar stay open

Delhi Police informed that patrolling was being carried out in the city''s market areas, including Chandni Chowk and Sadar Bazar, to maintain law and order.

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December 8, 2020 14:41 IST
Bharat Bandh: Many markets in Delhi including Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar stay open
Bharat Bandh: Many markets in Delhi including Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar stay open

New Delhi: With the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the newly enacted farm laws entering the 13th day, along with a call for Bharat bandh on Tuesday. A huge force of security personnel has been deployed at Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi in view of the nationwide bandh, called by the farmers today, as they were not satisfied with the amendments to the agricultural legislation being proposed by the central government.

Praveen Khandelwal, general secretary of the CAIT, claimed that transport services and markets functioned normally in the national capital and other parts of the country and Farmer’s Agitation has been hijacked by the political lust of disgruntled politicians.

All main markets remain open:

Shops near the Tikri border, where hundreds of farmers have been staying for the last 13 days, remained open amid heavy police deployment.

Delhi Police informed that patrolling was being carried out in the city”s market areas, including Chandni Chowk and Sadar Bazar, to maintain law and order.

In Sarojini Nagar, shop shopkeepers have decided to wear black badges as a mark of solidarity with the farmers, even as their shops will remain open.

Shopkeepers and other traders, associations of popular markets such as Connaught Place, Khan Market, Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Rajouri Garden, etc have decided to stay open for business.

S P Gupta, APMC chairman of Ghazipur Mandi, said the market was open but many traders have closed their shops to support the strike. Trading is negligible because there are no customers.

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) general secretary Hannan Mollah called the ”Bharat Bandh” is a show of strength by the farmers, and said their legitimate demands have found support from people across the country.

App-based cabs were easy to book:

The waiting time for app-based cabs was found around 4-5 minutes for multiple locations in Delhi and to neighbouring Gurgaon between 10 am and 12.30 pm.

Delhi Police advisory for Bharat Bandh

Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as besides Singhu, other borders like Auchandi, Piao Maniyari, Mangesh, Tikri, Dhansa and Jharoda were closed for all kinds of traffic movement. National Highway (NH)-44 is closed from both sides, while Jhatikara and Badusarai borders are open only for two-wheeler traffic and pedestrian movement.

The traffic police said Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH-8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders between Delhi and Haryana are open, while the traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and GTK Road. Police asked the commuters to avoid Outer Ring Road, GTK Road, and NH-44.

The police said their main focus would be between 10.00 am and 3.00 pm when farmers proposed Chakka Jam (traffic blockade).

“Delhi Police, along with paramilitary forces, are on alert. Constant monitoring of the ground situation will be done by senior police officers,” said an officer.

The police have also increased security deployment at market areas to make sure that nobody puts pressure on shopkeepers to shut shops, even as the farmers informally assured police that the protest will be peaceful and that participation is voluntary.

Haryana Police advisory for Bharat Bandh

Haryana and Delhi Police have also issued travel advisories informing people that they may face traffic jams on various roads and highways.

“It is expected that agitating groups may sit on dharna on various roads and highways, within Haryana and block them for some time. The peak time of impact is expected to be between noon and 3 pm. There may be some disruptions on various toll plazas in the state. The major highways, Delhi-Ambala (NH-44), Delhi-Hisar (NH-9), Delhi-Palwal (NH-19) and Delhi-Rewari (NH-48) may also see some traffic disruptions for a short time,” the travel advisory by Haryana Police read.

The farmers are protesting against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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