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

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Congress activists along with Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh during a demonstration against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal after the incident of police firing on farmers in Mandsaur on Wednesday. Photo: PTI
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Madhya Pradesh Congress party activists along with Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh during a demonstration against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal after the incident of police firing on farmers in Mandsaur on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
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

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