Traffic affected in many states including Delhi, UP and Punjab, protesters stopped trains in Kolkata

Farmers closed India on Monday. Its effect is also starting to come to the fore. Traffic has been affected in many states including Delhi, UP and Punjab due to farmers’ Bharat Bandh. Farmers blocked railway tracks at many places. The highway was also blocked. There have also been reports of traffic jams at many places in Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar. There is heavy traffic jam. Apart from this, many trains have been canceled by the Railways. Due to this people are facing difficulties in commuting.

Protesters stop train in Kolkata
In Kolkata Left Front and CPI(ML) Liberation supporters block a railway track in Kolkata to support farmers’ Bharat Bandh strike against three agrarian reform laws of the central government.

Farmers on railway track in Punjab
Farmers sitting on the railway track have parked their tractors in the middle of the railway crossing near Pathankot Railway Cantt station on the Delhi-Jammu rail route. The Jammu-Jalandhar bypass and the National Highway have also been blocked by erecting huge trolleys at Damtal on the Punjab-Himachal border. Farmers have blocked the Punjab-Jammu-Kashmir National Highway-44, half a kilometer before the Interstate block in Madhopur. On behalf of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan, dharnas are being organized on 16 roads and railway tracks of Sangrur. Patiala Bathinda main road has been blocked.

Railways canceled more than 18 trains
More than 18 trains have been canceled by the Railways due to the farmers’ Bharat Bandh. Trains from Firozpur to Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda and Amritsar to Pathankot-Jalandhar have been cancelled. Apart from this, all trains going from Amritsar to Fazilka have been cancelled.

See also The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved anAgreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to Taxes. Details of the Agreement: i) This is a new Agreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. There was no such agreement in past between the two countries. ii) Agreement mainly proposes to facilitate exchange of information between the two countries and to provide assistance to each other in collection of tax claims. iii) Agreement also contains tax examination abroad provisions which provide that a country may allow the representatives of the other country to enter its territory (to the extent permitted under its domestic laws) to interview individuals and examine records for tax purposes. Impact: Agreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines will help in facilitating the exchange of information between the two countries including sharing of information held by the banks and other financial institutions encompassing the information regarding the legal and beneficial ownership. It will also facilitate the assistance in collection of the tax claims between the two countries. Thus, it will strengthen India's commitment to fight offshore tax evasion and tax avoidance practices leading to generation of unaccounted black money. Background: There was no such agreement with Saint Vincent and The Grenadines in the past and India was negotiating this agreement since a long time. Finally, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines agreed to conclude this agreement with India which will promote tax cooperation between the two countries through exchange of information and assistance in collection of outstanding tax claims between the two countries.

More than 25 trains affected
Giving information, Northern Railway has said that rail operations are affected in Delhi, Ambala and Ferozepur divisions as farmers are sitting on railway tracks. There is jam at more than 20 places in Delhi division. Around 25 trains have been affected in Ambala and Ferozepur divisions.

Traffic has been affected in Delhi, UP and Punjab due to farmers’ Bharat Bandh. The effect of Bharat Bandh organized by United Kisan Morcha across the country against the three agricultural laws of the Center is visible. Due to the announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ by the United Kisan Morcha today, there is a long line of vehicles on DND in Noida. There is also a long queue of vehicles for several kilometers on the Gurugram highway. Apart from this, farmers completely blocked NH-9 and NH-24 on Ghazipur border. Traffic service on Delhi-Amritsar National Highway has come to a standstill. Due to the Bharat Bandh called by the farmers, there was a long queue of vehicles on the Gurugram-Delhi border early in the morning.

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