Bharat Bandh in pictures as farmers protest against new farm laws

A nation-wide strike called by the farmers on December 8 against the government's new farm laws saw a mixed response from across India. Several opposition and left political parties, trade unions have backed the call for the 'bandh' on Tuesday. We have pictures

Updated On: 2020-12-23 01:56 PM IST

Demonstration at Andheri in Mumbai in support of the farmers' protest. Photo: Shadab Khan

Security personnel stand guard on a road during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the government's recent farm laws at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 8, 2020. Photo: AFP

Farmers shout slogans next to a police barricade amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent new farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. Photo: AFP

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers carry out protests at Chembur in Mumbai in support of farmers agitating against the new farm laws. Pic: Atul Kamble

A farmer shouts slogans next to a police barricade amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike to protest against the new farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020.

A BEST bus and few taxis outside CST station in Mumbai on Tuesday. A Bharat Bandh was called by farmer unions on December to protest against the new farm laws introduced by the government. Pic: Ashish Raje

A left party supporters protest on railway tracks during a nationwide general strike against the recent farm laws at Jadavpur railway station in Kolkata on December 8, 2020. Photo: AFP

A worker walks through an empty parking area of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) yard , in Navi Mumbai on December 8, 2020, during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the farm laws recently introduced by the government. Photo: AFP

On Tuesday morning mid-day reporters visited a few markets in Mumbai's western suburbs to gauge the response to the bandh. Few shops were shut but majority of them were functional in the city

In Picture: A market in Santacruz East near the railway station. Pic: Ranjit Jadhav

In few places in Mumbai, shops remained closed in response to 'Bharat Bandh' called by the farmers' union

In picture: A man takes a nap outside a closed chop in Mulund West. Pic: Sameer Markande

In this picture taken on December 5, 2020 a farmer reads a newspaper next to a vehicle along a blocked a road by police to stop farmers from marching to New Delhi to protest against the central government's recent agricultural laws, at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Kundli. Photo: AFP

Peak-hour traffic was normal in Mumbai on Tuesday . A view of the Santacruz Chembur link road on December 8, 2020. Pic: Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Police personnel stand guard during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural laws at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida on December 8, 2020. Photo: AFP

Protests at Vashi-Mumbai highway on December 8, 2020. Pic: Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Farmers block a highway during a nationwide general strike called to protest against the recent agricultural laws at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 8, 2020. Photo: AFP

Sikh community members along with general public shout slogans during a demonstration supporting the nationwide strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at Lokhandwala, Andheri in Mumbai on December 8, 2020. PIC/SHADAB KHAN

A near empty Marine Drive on December 8. A Bharat Bandh called by the farmer unions to protest against the new farm bills introduced by the Centre, did not affect normal life in Mumbai. Pic: Bipin Kokate

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