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Home / News / India News / Photos / In Photos: Farmers` Punjab bandh cripples commuter traffic

In Photos: Farmers` Punjab bandh cripples commuter traffic

Updated On: 30 December, 2024 01:31 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Life was hit in several places of Punjab due to a `bandh` imposed by farmers who have been agitating against the Centre for a legal guarantee of a minimum support price for their crops. (Pics/PTI)

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Life was hit in several places of Punjab due to a `bandh` imposed by farmers who have been agitating against the Centre for a legal guarantee of a minimum support price for their crops. (Pics/PTI)

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Life was hit in several places of Punjab due to a `bandh` imposed by farmers who have been agitating against the Centre for a legal guarantee of a minimum support price for their crops. (Pics/PTI)
<p>Rail and road traffic was crippled and commercial establishments remained shut in many places of the state</p>

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Rail and road traffic was crippled and commercial establishments remained shut in many places of the state

<p>Farmers staged `dharnas` on several roads as part of their bandh call, throwing commuter traffic out of gear</p>

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Farmers staged `dharnas` on several roads as part of their bandh call, throwing commuter traffic out of gear

<p>A call for a shutdown was given over a week ago by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not acting on the farmers` demand for a legal guarantee for the MSP</p>

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A call for a shutdown was given over a week ago by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not acting on the farmers` demand for a legal guarantee for the MSP

<p>Farmers observed a sit-in at Dhareri Jattan Toll Plaza which affected vehicular movement on the Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway</p>

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Farmers observed a sit-in at Dhareri Jattan Toll Plaza which affected vehicular movement on the Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway

<p>At Amritsar`s Golden Gate, scores of farmers started to assemble near the city`s entry point</p>

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At Amritsar`s Golden Gate, scores of farmers started to assemble near the city`s entry point

<p>Dharnas were staged in Bathinda`s Rampura Phul</p>

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Dharnas were staged in Bathinda`s Rampura Phul

<p>Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher told reporters in Amritsar that emergency and other essential services would be allowed to operate</p>

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Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher told reporters in Amritsar that emergency and other essential services would be allowed to operate

<p>He said anyone travelling to the airport to catch a flight anyone going to attend a job interview, or anyone needing to attend a wedding, will be allowed</p>

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He said anyone travelling to the airport to catch a flight anyone going to attend a job interview, or anyone needing to attend a wedding, will be allowed

<p>"All establishments are closed. Punjabis have shown their unity today and they are extending full support," Pandher claimed</p>

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"All establishments are closed. Punjabis have shown their unity today and they are extending full support," Pandher claimed

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