Thousands of workers from across the country are expected to participate in the all-India strike over 14 pending demands
Tag: Bharat Bandh
Bharat Bandh: Protesters block railway tracks; stop Ahmedabad-Patna Express in Bihar’s Bhojpur
Bhojpur: Tribal and Dalit rights organisations have called for a nation wide shut down on Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court order on their eviction from their habitat. On the down line of the Aara railway station in Bhojpur, Bihar, the protesters stopped the 19421 Ahmedabad-Patna Express and raised[Read More…]
Trade Body CAIT calls for Bharat Bandh on February 18; check details
Trader’s body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has called for a nationwide shutdown on Monday February 18 to express solidarity with the families of security personnel martyred in the Pulwama terror attack. CAIT) said commercial markets will remain closed and there will be no business activity. In Delhi, all wholesale and retail[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh Day 2 Live Updates: SBI Treasury Branch in Kerala attacked, trains blocked
A two-day-long nationwide strike has been called by Central Trade Unions (CTUs) against the alleged repressive policies of the Narendra Modi-led union government beginning Tuesday, January 8. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike. The 10 CTUs going on strike include[Read More…]
Trade strike hits banks, government offices in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Most of the central government offices, banks, port trusts, and other state government departments wore a deserted look on Tuesday as employees launched a two-day nationwide trade strike, a top organiser said here. The strike call by 10 central trade unions and industry-wide independent federations covers banks, insurance, post,[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Strike in Odisha turns arterial roads into kids playground
A two-day-long nationwide strike has been called by Central Trade Unions (CTUs) against the alleged repressive policies of the Narendra Modi-led union government beginning Tuesday, January 8. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike. The 10 CTUs going on strike include[Read More…]
Cases filed against Dalits during April Bharat Bandh to be withdrawn: Madhya Pradesh Law Minister
PC Sharma, Madhya Pradesh Law Minister stated that all the cases filed on 2nd April 2018, with regards to ‘Bharat Band’ that took place over SC/ST Act 1989 will be withdrawn. Earlier, BSP had given an ultimatum to the ruling Congress governments in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for withdrawing filed[Read More…]
Rajasthan BJP minister Rajkumar suggests ‘Cut down consumption, reduce expenditure’ over hiking fuel prices
While the country fights for increasing petrol and diesel prices under Modi governance, a minister in Vasundhara Raje‘s cabinet has laid the blame for the crisis on the citizens themselves. Rrajkumar Rinwa, a BJP worker from Rajasthan proposes to the citizens to cut own their fuel consumption in order to[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh: “Relatives had left late from home,” says SDO Jehanabad over 2-yr-old girl death
Amid the nationwide shut down called by Congress protesting against rising fuel prices, a shocking incident emerged where, a two-year-old girl died in Bihar’s Jehanabad on Monday allegedly due to the Bharat Bandh. The parents of the deceased claimed that the child died as her ambulance, en route to Bihar’s Jehanabad[Read More…]
#BharatBandh tops worldwide trends on Twitter
While Congress held its nationwide shutdown raising many concerns over hike in fuel prices under PM Narendra Modi governance, the ‘#BharatBandh’ trend stood first on the Twitter’s Worldwide Trends list. The social media platform was flooded with news, posts and messages using #BharatBandh, #MehangiPadiModiSarkar. Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi has[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh a failure, and we regret the violence: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed the Bharat Bandh, which derailed normal life in over 8 states and ended up in the death of a two-year-old in Patna, a failure. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Prasad, in a very matter-of-fact manner said, “Bharat Bandh was a failure and we[Read More…]
We didn’t get an ambulance and then our vehicle was stopped at two places, claims 2-year-old kid’s father
The two-year-old, who died in Patna amid the nationwide shutdown, did not get an ambulance first and later his vehicle was stopped at two places which led to the delay. The kid had a high fever since Sunday night. Senior district officers, however, have rejected the parents’ claim and said[Read More…]
Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar; slogans raised against PM Modi, CM Nitish Kumar
In Bihar, Opposition parties took to streets early Monday morning to stage protests in wake of the Bharat Bandh. Over a dozen long route trains were halted at Patna, Gaya, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur railway stations, reported news agency IANS. The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtriya[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Sonia, Manmohan join Rahul Gandhi-led protest against rising fuel prices
Bharat bandh today: Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over his silence Congress president Rahul Gandhi is addressing Opposition leaders at Rajghat.”In the entire country, the prices of fuel, gas are on a constant rise, but Prime Minister Modi remains in silence. Farmers commit suicide in our country, women are raped[Read More…]
Opposition unite against ‘Failed Modi Government’
Loktantrik Janata Dal supports ‘Bharat Bandh’ on September 10, called by all the opposition parties. Party national general secretary Arun Shrivastava speaking exclusively with Newsd has supported the ‘Bandh’ called by Congress. He said, “The NDA ruled central government led by BJP has failed the people’s expectation and there is[Read More…]
Congress to organise Bharat Bandh against fuel prices on September 10
The Congress will organise a nationwide shutdown on September 10 over rising fuel prices, parties leaders announced Thursday and asked other opposition parties and civil society groups to join their protest against the government. The common man was bearing the brunt of the escalating prices of petrol, diesel and cooking[Read More…]
Bihar: ‘Bharat Bandh’ supporters attack Pappu Yadav in Muzaffarpur
A member of parliament from Madhepura constituency Pappu Yadav attacked by supporters of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Thursday in Muzaffarpur Bihar. Reports suggest that MP is injured in the attack. Pappu Yadav was going to participate in ‘Nari Bachao Padyatra’ in Madhubani district along with his bodyguards. His bodyguards had a[Read More…]
SC/ST Act: Delayed Govt response to Dalit’s Bharat Bandh call
As politicos, and among them mainly the Government, took over four-and-half months time to pass the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court had ruled to change some of its provisions millions of Dalits and their organisations spread across the[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh: Over a dozen injured in Bihar clash
Patna: Over a dozen of people were injured on Tuesday in a violent clash in Bihar during the “Bharat Bandh” called by various groups to protest against reservation policies, police said. Supporters, mostly upper castes youths, blocked roads and forcibly enforced the nationwide shutdown in Ara town, Bhojpur district. “More[Read More…]
Stalin playing ‘anti-Hindi’ game in Tamil Nadu says BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a jibe at DMK leader MK Stalin for accusing the Centre of imposing Hindi on citizens. BJP leader S Prakash said that Stalin is subtly playing an ‘anti-Hindi’ game in Tamil Nadu politics to be relevant. He added that he is trying[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh: Kerala witnesses complete shutdown; protests continue in Bihar, UP, TN
Bharat Bandh: Kerala sees a complete shutdown; protests continue in Bihar, UP, TN Led by the Congress, the opposition parties on Monday organised a ‘Jan Aakrosh Diwas’ to protest against the Centre’s demonetisation move. Ever since the winter session in Parliament began, the opposition is constantly protesting and standing united[Read More…]