Farmers' stir: Opposition plans 'Bharat bandh', BJP revamps 'Kisan Morcha'

UP govt to implement loan waiver next month, says BJP's Siddharth Nath Singh

The Opposition, emboldened by the continuing farmer protests in several parts of the country, is mulling a 'Bharat Bandh' on the issue. That idea is still in a nebulous state, but the unabated farmer protests on Thursday spurred the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to revamp its Kisan Morcha, or farmers' cell, by sacking half its existing members to include younger leaders from across the country.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh, who is also a spokesperson of the Yogi Adityanath government,  on Thursday said the next Assembly session in July will take up the necessary amendments to facilitate early