Highways blocked, protests spread: 10 headlines from farmers' Bharat Bandh

BJP-ruled states were largely unaffected; Opposition leaders to meet President on Wednesday.

A nationwide strike by farm organisations to protest new laws liberalising agricultural markets blocked roads and railway tracks in eastern and western states. At least 20 regional and national Opposition parties backed the call for the strike. Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have been at the vanguard of the agitation since last month, and have set up protest camps in and around the capital.
 
Here are 10 things to know about the Bharat Bandh protest:
 
Amit Shah to meet farmers this evening
 
Home Minister Amit Shah called farmer leaders for a meeting in Delhi late evening to