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Bharat Bandh LIVE: Farmer protests erupt in Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka

Police personnel in adequate strength have been deployed across Punjab and Haryana to ensure law and order, officials say. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

BS Web Team New Delhi

Members of various farmer organizations block a railway track during a protest against the central government over agriculture related bills, at Nabha in Patiala, Thursday, September 24, 2020 | Photo: PTI

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Punjab: Workers of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) take out a march in Amritsar to protest against the recently passed agriculture bills.

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Farmers block roads during 'Bharat bandh', protest against agri bills

Farmers shouted slogans and blocked roads in several parts of the country Friday, protesting against the three agri-marketing bills passed recently by Parliament.

The most widespread protests were in Punjab and Haryana, but demonstrations were also reported from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka as part of the Bharat bandh call given by several farmer unions.

Over 30 organisations had given a separate Punjab bandh call, leading to farmers blocking roads and traders shutting shops and vegetable markets for the day. The bandh in the state appeared to be near total.

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Gujarat Assembly: Congress opposes APMC bill, stages walkout

Opposition Congress on Friday staged a walkout from the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, seeking withdrawal of a bill introduced by the BJP government in the state to amend certain provisions of the existing APMCs in the state.

Although the government tried hard to convince the opposition that the bill has nothing to do with the farm reform bills passed recently by the Parliament, around 40 Congress MLAs walked out of the House just before voting on it began.

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Political parties will now have to mandatorily publish details of candidates with pending criminal cases on party websites and social media platforms, and provide reasons for their selection so that voters can make an informed choice.

Following the Supreme Court's directions in February this year, the Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates with criminal history to contest elections.

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Farm bills liberalisation for farmers, Oppn spreading canards : Sambit Patra

Senior BJP leader Sambit Patra Friday slammed the opposition Congress and TMC for "misleading" the farmers on the farm bills issue and said the reforms will ensure liberalisation in the farm sector for the first time since Independence.

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