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Bharat Bandh: Effects of bandh minimal in coastal Karnataka, in some states it was largely successful

02:03PM Tue 8 Dec, 2020

Bharat Bandh: Life hit in some states as farmers take national centrestage
Emergency services were exempted and banks, too, continued operations as the pan-India shutdown
Shops and commercial establishments were closed, transport affected and traffic disrupted as protesters squatted on roads and train tracks in several parts of the country on Tuesday in response to a ‘Bharat Bandh' called by farmers demanding a repeal of the new agri laws.
Emergency services were exempted and banks, too, continued operations as the pan-India shutdown, backed by most opposition parties and many trade unions, came into effect with the maximum impact expected in states such as Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the epicentre of the snowballing protests.
Security was stepped up across the country, noisy demonstrations were held in many places and the numbers swelled at Delhi's border points where thousands of farmers have been camping for the past 11 days. Protesters blocked railway tracks at several places in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
In Bhatkal today, situation was as usual. In view of the bandh, a strict police patrol was observed in Bhatkal today but no significant action was taken by any organization or party in support of the bandh.