Five apex organisations under the Maharashtra Rajya Vyapari Kruti Samiti have declared a statewide one-day bandh on Friday, December 5, to protest against the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) system.

The participating bodies include the Chamber of Association of Maharashtra Industry and Trade (CAMIT), Federation of Association of Maharashtra (FAM), Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MACCIA), Grain, Rice & Oil Merchants Association (GROMA) and the Poona Merchants Chamber (PMC).