"farmers-protest"

Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border on Monday and reviewed facilities for farmers protesting against the agri marketing laws.

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.

CM KCR expressed solidarity with farmers staging protests against the Centre’s new Farm laws. He extended complete support for Bharat Bandh.

"Our farmers are India's Food Soldiers. Their fears need to be allayed. Their hopes need to be met. As a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crises is resolved sooner than later," tweeted Chopra

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.

Farmer leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of laws and went on a 'maun vrat' seeking a clear 'yes or no' reply, forcing the Centre to call for another meeting on Dec 9

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.

Earlier on Friday, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee sent a legal notice to Kangana, seeking an "unconditional apology" for her "derogatory" tweets against farmers.

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.