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Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses are plying as scheduled during the Bharat Bandh, a senior official of the state-run undertaking said.

City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar allocated areas of responsibility to officers and requested them to move personally in the areas.

He said this was the "right time" for farmers to come out on streets and get their issues resolved.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged his party officials and workers to support the bandh.

"The award definitely means a lot to me but we also have to take a stand for things we believe in," he said.

Farmers have been protesting at the borders of the national capital for over a week now against the three farm laws.

Meanwhile, a nationwide shutdown has been called by the protesting farmers on December 8.

He asked TRS cadre to directly participate in the bandh and appealed to people of Telangana State to make the bandh a success and stand by the farmers.

Karimnagar: CPI State secretary Chada Venkat Reddy found fault with the Union government for neglecting farmers and taking steps only to benefit the corporates. Speaking at a protest demonstration organised by the CPI district unit at Kaman chowk on Saturday in support of agitating farmers in Delhi demanding the abolition of Farm laws, Venkat Reddy […]

The unions had called a nationwide strike on November 26 to protest against recently passed labour codes as well as farm laws, among other issues. 

The 67-year-old minister was given the first shot on November 20.

Farmers' groups on Thursday had even refused the lunch, tea and water offered to them during the almost eight-hour-long hectic parleys.

The Left parties condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "malicious campaign on preposterous charges" against the farmers.

Undeterred by the winter chill, thousands of farmers have stayed put at various border points of Delhi for the past nine days as part of their protest against the Centre's farm laws.

As the hazardous air quality in a few cities touched the severe plus mark last week, Practo, integrated healthcare company, witnessed a growth of 20 percent in respiratory related queries in few metro cities.

Thousands of farmers have gathered at Delhi's gateways to demand a repeal of the Centre's three new farm laws.

The JJP is primarily a rural Jat-centric party with the farmers as its core vote bank. The Jat, a dominant farming community, comprises 28 per cent of state's population.

The notice comes in the wake of a tweet from the actor alleging that the 'Shaheen Bagh dadi' also joined the farmers' agitation over the new agri laws at various border points of the national capital.

The group of 34 farmer union leaders also set up a separate food stall in Vigyan Bhawan-- the government-farmer talks venue -- and most of them sat on the floor to have their lunch.

Her statement came ahead of a crucial round of talks scheduled to be held between the Centre and representatives of the agitating farmers during the day.