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In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, "The farmers of the country do not endorse the three farm laws brought in a hurry by the Centre, and are sad about it. They have been protesting for the past 10 months in the country and aggressively, especially around Delhi. Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.

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However, all emergency establishments and essential services, including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue work and people attending to personal emergencies will be exempted. The bandh will be enforced in a voluntary and peaceful manner, the SKM has assured. Tamil Nadu farmers, farmworkers, general public, traders and all social outfits should participate in the bandh and make it a complete success, he requested. Speaking to the media, Vijayaraghavan said five lakh people will participate in the protest.

He claimed that over organisations including motor transport workers, bank employees and farmers organisations have extended their support to the LDF agitation. Party spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said the Narendra Modi government has systematically assaulted the agriculture sector in the past seven years. At the very onset in , the Modi government came up with the Land Acquisition Ordinance to usurp farm lands in the name of strategic sectors but the government had to drop this bill, he said.

And now they are turning a blind eye towards the farmers who have been protesting for nine months braving the elements at the Delhi border. A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders CAIT - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods.

Around 40, trade associations have extended their support to the shutdown call, protesters have said. More News ». More Videos ». Your search did not match any documents. Listen to the latest songs , only on JioSaavn.