Bharat Bandh

 Bharat Bandh

It was 16th February Friday our department had planned to visit Phagwara Civil Hospital and police station of Phagwara. But when we knew that that day was going strike than we have change our plan. Somebody was unknown about it. But after some moment we knew about this. It was Bharat Bandh workers and farmers have called sectoral industrial strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh on 16 February, with protests taking place from 6AM to 4PM. The farmers body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non Political) has urged all like minded farmer organizations to unite and took part in the February 16 Bharat Bandh. Farmers gathered on main roads and they all blocked all roads. Most of the national highway was closed that day. During that time some emergency services and students also faced problem. We knew the reason of the movement that farmers have some demand and they urged their claims to the government so that they were protesting and they launched Bharat Bandh. This movement is not new. Some movement was happened on 2020-2021.  Any way now come to the point what are their demands. The farmers have also urged to scrap the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and they wanted to increase their wages. Beside this farmers was demanding the implementation of the swamina than commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, withdrawal of  police cases and compensation for the families of the farmers who died during a previous agitation in 2020-21. Like other people we also faced problem that day. But it should be solved. Because agriculture is a most important part of any country farmers also role a greater part. Crops are grown by them. So in my opinion government should consider their. demand.