In protest against the three new agricultural laws, the Bharat Bandh of farmers, who had been protesting in Delhi for 13 days, had a partial effect on the markets of Aligarh, but the stir among Opposition parties is intensifying. The Mandi, market near highway etc remained close but the city markets were open.
The opposing political parties including Congress and SP actively participated in the protest. Many SP workers were taken into custody by the administration. The police and administration took the situation under control and not much havoc created in the city and the bharat bandh was conducted peacefully.
An alert was issued in the district regarding the call of Bharat Bandh of Kisan United Front. The police administration made security arrangements by dividing the city into seven sectors. Force on borders was increased. Apart from the RAF, PAC, the police station was monitoring each and every area. Thre magistrate and the CO managed security in their respective areas.
Farmers are agitating against Farm Bill. In this sequence, the police administration was on alert on the Bharat Bandh on December 8 of the Kisan United Front.
As instructed by the Chief Minister DM-SSP of all the districts strengthened the security. Under this, the police checked campaigns in public places. Vehicles on the borders were granted entry only after interrogation. At the same time, RAF was deployed in sensitive areas. ADM City Rakesh Kumar Malpani was monitoring the entire system. He told that magistrates were keeping a watch in their respective areas. Additional Magistrates were also deployed, dividing the city into seven sectors. Nobody was allowed to close the market or factories forcibly. SP City Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said that RAF company was deployed. Also, two platoons of PACs, about 150 policemen were deployed from the police line. At the same time, the duty of all the CO and police stations was also imposed.
DM Chandra Bhushan Singh said that an alert was issued across the district regarding Bharat Bandh. Duties of magistrates were imposed. Additional magistrates also supervised.
Business organizations came forward to protest against the bandh call of farmer’s organizations and all political parties. They opened markets and shops. They said that the bandh was being done in a sponsored manner, which was wrong.
Saurabh Aggarwal, co-convenor of BJP Business Cell of Braj area strongly opposed the Bharat Bandh of farmers. He said that the farmer of the country are very straightforward and innocent. Political parties want to bake their loaves by tricking them. Due to Corona, the business has already been destroyed, now the farmers are being conspired for Bharat Bandh. Saurabh said that the business units were opened as usual. Ministers Umesh Khanna, Sandeep Mittal, Kishore Varshney, Lalit Bobby, Ganesh Varshney, Greesh Sharma, Dilip Bansal, Umesh Singhal, Mahendra Jadoun, etc. were present.
Pradip Ganga, president of the UP Udyog Vyapar Mandal representative, has also opposed the Bharat Bandh. He said that the farmer is honest, they does not snatch anyone's bread. Some political parties are doing conspiracy behind this.
BJP leader and former block chief Shashi Singh said that the central government is with the farmers. The farm bill is in the interest of farmers. Some people are deliberately opposing it.