India News | Maha: Ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Cong Support Bharat Bandh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Mumbai/Pune/ The ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress are among the key parties from Maharashtra to support Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh' called by peasants' bodies which have been opposing the Centre's farm laws.
Mumbai/Pune/Aurangabad, Dec 7 (PTI) The ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress are among the key parties from Maharashtra to support Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh' called by peasants' bodies which have been opposing the Centre's farm laws.
Speaking to reporters here, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut urged people to take part in the "non-political" bandh to support farmers.
"People should willingly take part in the bandh. This will show true support to the farmers. This is not a political bandh though several parties have decided to take part in it," Raut said.
"This is not the bandh for raising demands of a political party, but to strengthen the voice of farmers of the country," the Rajya Sabha member said.
Maharashtra minister and NCP national spokesperson Nawab Malik said workers of the Sharad Pawar-led party will join the shutdown by observing social distancing norms.
Maharashtra minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said everyone should participate in the bandh to support farmers who have been agitating over the past fortnight in biting cold in Delhi.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar has also supported the bandh.
"The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi will take part in the agitation tomorrow," Ambedkar tweeted.
Extending his support, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) leader Raju Shetti told reporters in Pune: "It is being projected that the ongoing agitation is limited to farmers from Haryana and Punjab. But the government should understand and take note that this is a nationwide agitation of cultivators".
"Farmers are very angry. In such scenario, the role of the government should be that of a mother who should try to hear their concerns," Shetti said.
Left parties and the Aam Aadmi Party among others have already announced their support to the shutdown.
Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Dhule, Pune and Solapur are likely to remain closed during the bandh.
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