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Delhi Congress protests in support of Bharat Bandh, disrupts traffic

Last Updated : 08 Dec 2020 11:36:20 AM IST

Farmers' protest

Hundreds of Delhi Congress activists on Tuesday staged a protest and stopped traffic near the Income Tax Office (ITO) chowk in the national capital in support of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the farmers against three farm laws.

The workers under the leadership of party unit chief Chaudhary Anil Kumar stopped the traffic on the Vikas Marg.

The Congress workers with placards and banners in their hands also raised slogans against the Central government demanding the repealing of the three farm laws.

They put the banners on the ITO flyover that read 'in support of farmers call of Bharat Bandh'.

The Congress workers also sat on the road disrupting the traffic on the Vikas Marg which connects east Delhi with central Delhi.

Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh have called the Bharat Bandh demanding the repealing of the three Farm Laws. The farmer leaders fifth round of meeting with the government representatives on Saturday remained inconclusive.

Another round of talks with farmers is scheduled on Wednesday afternoon.