“Bharat Bandh”The strike will begin at 6 a.m. on February 16 and end at 4 p.m. Furthermore, farmers have said they want to create huge chakka jams on main roads from 12 pm to 4 pm, which will stop regular traffic flow and bring attention to their shared cause.
On Friday, February 16, farmers’ unions across the country, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), will mark a one-day Gramin Bharat Bandh. For the February 16 Gramin Bharat Bandh, which was called by the national trade unions, the farmers’ union asked all groups with similar goals to work
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukat Kisna have called for a strike that will last from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 16. Furthermore, farmers have said they want to create huge chakka jams on main roads from 12 pm to 4 pm, which will stop regular traffic flow and bring attention to their shared cause. Because of this, many services are likely to be affected by the national strike.
As of now, banks haven’t said anything about service interruptions. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s holiday grid, banks will also be open. together. The goal of this coordinated action is to make farmers’ opinions heard and put pressure on the government to listen to them.
Gramin Bharat Bandh: Farmers Announce National Protest on 16 February 2024
In the midst of continuous farmer demonstrations calling for the enactment of laws pertaining to minimum support prices (MSPs) and other agricultural reforms, Samyukat Kisna and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have unitedly called for a Bharat Bandh on February 16, 2024. This bandh is to raise awareness of numerous issues impacting workers and farmers nationwide as well as the unmet promises made by the national government during the 2020 protests.
Protest Demands and Details:
Protesters want the Agniveer Scheme, MSP regulations to be implemented, unemployment to be addressed, and a farmer’s pension plan to be started, among other things. Pensions for farmers, the introduction of OPS for workers, the retraction of labor law revisions, and guaranteeing a minimum monthly salary of Rs 26,000 for laborers are among the specific demands.Â
Bharat Bandh announced: Are banks closed on 16 Feb, Friday?
As of right now, banks will remain open and operate normally tomorrow. The holiday matrix published by the Reserve Bank of India also specifies that banks will stay open.
