The Bharat Bandh is being organized in solidarity with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ movement, which involves farmers from Punjab marching to the national capital to demand that the government fulfill their demands, including the implementation of a law guaranteeing MSP for crops. - Newsx
A total of 37 farmers’ groups under the umbrella group Samyukt Kisan Morcha have announced a Gramin Bharat bandh or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16.
There is heavy security deployment at Singhu and Tikri borders. Multiple layers of barricades, barbed wires and concrete blocks have been put up to stop the farmers from entering the national capital. Delhi Police has deployed drones to keep an eye on the situation at the Singhu border and ordered more than 30,000 teargas shells from the Border Security Force's (BSF) Tear Smoke Unit., Delhi News, Times Now
The police have recommended utilizing metro services to mitigate inconvenience caused by traffic diversions. They have also imposed restrictions on various types of vehicles, including goods vehicles traveling to Delhi via Yamuna Expressway to Noida/Greater Noida Expressway, as well as vehicles heading to Surajpur via Sira and Parichowk. The Delhi Chalo March, orchestrated by approximately 200 farmers unions and a significant number of farmers, is slated to arrive in the national capital on February 13.
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