Bharat bandh: All fuel stations across Haryana to be shut tomorrow

Mukesh Tandon

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, December 6

The united forum of several farmers’ organisations on Sunday said scores of organisations, including that of industrialists, writers, petroleum dealers, traders, transporters and shopkeepers, had extended support to the December 8 Bharat bandh call.

Punjab: Fuel stations to remain shut tomorrow in state

All 3,468 fuel stations across the state would remain shut on December 8, said Sanjeev Chaudhary, president, Haryana Petroleum Dealers’ Association. The decision was taken at a meeting held in Panipat.

As the farmers’ protest entered Day 10, more farmers from adjoining villages joined their brethren.

The farmers’ forum told the media that ambulances and wedding cavalcade would have a free way during the Bharat bandh, which would be up to 3 pm across the country.

“The protest is not of farmers alone. Every community has extended support,” Balbir Singh Nihalgarh, general secretary, All-India Kisan Sabha, told the media.

Jai Kisan Andolan convener Yogendra Yadav said, “The Bharat Bandh will be historic. Every section of society is backing farmers. We have been receiving confirmation from several organisations from across the country about their support to Bharat Bandh.”

Yadav thanked the Editors’ Guild of India for issuing an advisory to the media not to label protesting farmers as “terrorists”. “Farmers’ only demand is the revocation of the three black laws and make the MSP a legal right,” he said, adding any amendment to the laws would not be accepted.

Other farmer leaders Shiv Kumar Kakkaji, Ashok Davde and Mandeep Singh Nathwan said the Centre would be forced to repeal the laws.

Punjabi artistes back protesters

Punjabi artistes marked their presence at the Singhu border on Sunday. Singers Diljit Dosanjh, Kanwar Grewal, Sukhwinder Sukhi, Harf Cheema, Durga Rangila, Sajan Ahuja, Vadda Grewal, Jas Manak, Prabh Gill and Nimrat Khaira sang songs and motivated farmers to continue the protest.

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