Farmers at a Mahapanchayat in Punjab announce peaceful opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rallies, citing unfulfilled promises and anti-farmer policies. They plan to show black flags during Modi's upcoming rallies in Patiala, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Ludhiana from May 23 to 26.
Road blocks and protests marked the Bharat Bandh called by the Sanyukt Kisaan Morcha (SKM) in Ludhiana. Farmers demanded a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) and staged protests at various locations. The protests caused traffic disruptions and markets were mostly closed. The farmers' agitation is expected to continue until their demands are met.