Bharat Bandh LIVE UPDATES, Farmers to meet Home Minister Amit Shah today at 7pm

Farmers protesting against the agriculture sector laws passed by the Parliament gave a call for "Bharat Bandh" (nationwide shutdown) on Tuesday. Most of the Opposition parties, except Trinamool Congress (TMC), extended their support to this shutdown. The "Bharat Bandh" took place even as the central government and the farmer unions continued to hold talks to resolve the differences. While the farmer unions were adamant on the repeal of the farm laws, the Union government was reportedly mulling over bringing in some amendments to pacify the agitating farmers.

BHARAT BANDH | December 8, 2020 | As It Happened

03:08pm- Farmers are going to meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 7 pm today announced a spokesperson of BKU.

"We have a meeting with the Home Minister at 7 pm today. We are going to Singhu Border now and from there we will go to the Home Minister," said Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bharatiya Kisan Union

03:04pm- Emergency services were excempted from the Bharat Bandh call. Protesting farmers let an ambulence cross through Noida border

#WATCH Delhi-Noida border: A farmer representative from Bharatiya Kisan Union who was talking to Police officials, makes an announcement, asking protesters to let an ambulance crossing from there, pass without any obstruction.

Visuals near Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal. pic.twitter.com/ajlJ8sbjLi

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02:59pm- Lawyers of Tis Hazari Court extend support to Bharat Bandh call by farmers

Delhi: All India Lawyers' Union protests at Tis Hazari District Court, in support of #BharatBandh

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"Govt’s response to protest is a matter of concern. Legal fraternity stands with farmers. These laws are neither in favour of farmers nor of lawyers,” says Tiz Hazari Bar assn pres pic.twitter.com/REjFLNB66W
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01:49pm- Opposition parties including Congress march on streets of Puducherry in presence of Chief Minister V Narayanasamy

Political parties including Congress march on the streets of Puducherry, in support of #BharatBandh called by farmer unions against the Central Government's #FarmLaws

Chief Minister V Narayanasamy was also present. pic.twitter.com/CTEQYEKT6t

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01:23pm- Shopkeepers at Sarojini Nagar market tie black ribbons around their arms to show solidarity with farmers.

Delhi: Shopkeepers in Sarojini Nagar market tie black ribbons around their arms to show solidarity with farmers' protests, on #BharatBandh

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"We're doing this to show our support for the farmers' cause. Why can't the govt grant a simple demand of the MSP," says one shopkeeper pic.twitter.com/T8Ofn6bqRE
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12:58pm- Delhi Police denies claim of Aam Aadmi Party abourt Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's house arrest.

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This claim of CM Delhi being put on house arrest is incorrect. He exercises his right to free movement within the law of the land. A picture of the house entrance says it all.@DelhiPolice @LtGovDelhi pic.twitter.com/NCWBB9phDS

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12:40pm- Opposition parties disrupt traffic in Patna. They blocked the Dak Bungalow Chowk intersection leading to disruption of traffic.

12:06pm- Agitating farmers in Mohali block Chandigarh highway

Punjab: Farmers protesting the farm laws in Mohali, block Chandigarh highway, on #BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/gyR8Kmoufp
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11:51am- Mumbai Dabbawala Association extends its support to Bharat Bandh call

The #FarmLaws brought by the Centre will finish the farmers of the country. Farmers have started a massive agitation in north India & #BharatBandh was announced for today. Mumbai Dabbawala Association supports the Bandh: Subhash Talekar, president, Mumbai Dabbawala Association pic.twitter.com/ZMPMWBirDZ
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11:35am- Delhi Police deploys bomb disposal squad at Ghazipur border to ensure no untoward incident takes place in the national capital.

11:29am- Assam police detain a few protestors in front of Janata Bhawan

Assam: Police detain a few people that were protesting in front of Janata Bhawan in Guwahati today, in support of #BharatBandh called by farmer unions. pic.twitter.com/YsxYDWBmLD

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11:06am- Paramilitary personnel asked to excercise restraint.

Bharat Bandh: Paramilitary personnel asked to 'exercise restraint' as 'some elements can create problems for forces'

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10:43am- Congress MPs from Punjab continue sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar to support farmers.

10:34am- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest for visiting agitating farmers at Singhu Border yesterday, tweets Aam Aadmi Party. Read full story

Delhi Police has put CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday, tweets Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). pic.twitter.com/VvMEUQaigx
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09:42am- Mixed response in Delhi as farmers prepare for Bharat Bandh

09:30am- West Bengal: Left parties protest on the railway tracks at Jadabpur Railway Station in Kolkata

West Bengal: Left political parties protest on the railway tracks at Jadabpur Railway Station in Kolkata & stop a train, in support of today's #BharatBandh by farmer unions. pic.twitter.com/7Kn6avKGGM

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09:10am- Heavy deployment of security at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border) as farmers' protest enter 13th day today

Heavy deployment of security at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border). The farmers' protest at the border entered 13th day today.

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Farmer Unions have called #BharatBandh today, against the Central Government's #FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/8KA6gam3oJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2020