About 250 farmers from Gujarat will join the peaceful protest at Singhu Border in Delhi. Eighteen political parties have extended support to the farmers.?
Party leaders including?Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK chief M K Stalin, and Left Front¡¯s Sitaram Yechury and D Raja have have said that they will support?the call of Bharat Bandh by farmers "whole-heartedly".
"This agitation is not only of Punjab farmers but is of entire nation. We are going to strengthen our agitation and it has already spread across the nation. Since the government was not able to deal with us properly, we gave a call for ¡®Bharat Bandh¡¯. During yesterday¡¯s meeting, even the ministers were upset with our call for Bharat bandh,¡± farmer leader Baldev Singh Yadav said at a press conference.?
"We won¡¯t let anyone turn it violent and would take strict action against them. We request everyone to be part of the bandh,¡± he said.