Several farmers' unions and traders organisations in Maharashtra on Tuesday extended their support to Samyukta Kisan Morcha's (SKM) call for Bharat Bandh on September 27 and convened a state-level preparatory meeting for the Bandh on September 20.

In a statement, Jan Andolananchi Sangharsh Samiti, Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha, All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Trade Unions Joint Action Committee, Unorganized Workers Struggle Committee, and Hum Bharat ke Log/Nation for Farmers called for a state-level preparatory meeting for Bharat Bandh at 5 pm on September 20 at Bhupesh Gupta Bhawan, Prabhadevi, Mumbai.