LIVE: Bharat Bandh was a success, public supported it, says Tikait

Live news updates: Bharat Bandh from 6am to 4pm exempts essential services; Prime Minister Modi to speak about health welfare.

8:44 PM

Modi govt has taken historic decisions in the interests of farmers: Sambit Patra

5:56 PM

'It's okay if public experienced some inconvenience'

5:41 PM

Traffic resumes on Delhi-Meerut Expressway

The day-long Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday to mark one year of the passing of the new farm laws and the farmers' agatation ended at 4 pm. Traffic resumed on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway which was closed by the agitating farmers since morning. The Bharat Bandh was called by the farmers union from 6 am to 4 pm.

4:59 PM

'Bharat Bandh' needs a different ideological approach: Karnataka CM

4:42 PM

25 trains affected due to Bharat Bandh

About 25 trains have been affected due to the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions on Monday to protest the Centre's three agri laws, officials said.

 

"More than 20 locations are being blocked in Delhi, Ambala, and Firozepur divisions. About 25 trains are affected due to this," a spokesperson for the Northern Railway said.

 

Officials said the Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab, New Delhi-Moga Express, Old Delhi-Pathankot Express, Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Katra, and Amritsar Shatabdi are some of the trains that have been affected.

3:04 PM

We are ready for talks, but no talks are happening: Tikait

2:08 PM

Human chain in Kochi to support the call for Bharat Bandh

1:47 PM

There is no political agenda: Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary

1:28 PM

This is a farmers' issue, Congress will protest on streets: Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary

I can understand their situation. This is a farmers' issue, Congress will protest on streets. If farmers ask us to leave from here, we will go back. We have come here for farmers, there is no political agenda: Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary

12:16 PM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: No impact in Mumbai; shops, transport operating as usual

Commercial establishments and local transport were operating as usual in Mumbai on Monday and the city police also did not deploy an extra security force at key junctions and roads in the wake of the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three agri laws, officials said.

 

Congress workers, holding placards, assembled at some places like Andheri and Jogeshwari and shouted slogans against the farm bills, but other than that there was no impact of the bandh in the city so far.

 

According to a police official, no additional security force was deployed in the city as of now, but a decision on deployment of extra police personnel may be taken later depending on the situation and programmes of political parties.

 

"Till now, no extra force has been been deployed, but it may be placed as per local requirement," he said.

12:13 PM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: Traffic smooth at Delhi-Gurgaon border, says police

In view of Bharath Bandh, we barricaded the Rajokri border (Delhi-Gurugram) which resulted in a traffic jam at this section. Now, the situation is normal and traffic is smooth as we loosened the barricades: Ingit Pratap Singh, DCP Special Cell

 

12:11 PM

PM expresses gratitude to doctors over fight against Covid: PM at launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Today, I would like to express gratitude to all doctors, nurses, medical staff of the nation. Be it vaccination or treatment of Covid patients, their efforts gave a huge relief to the nation & helped it in fight against Corona: PM at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

11:51 AM

With the free vaccine movement, India has administered about 90 crore vaccine doses: PM Modi

With the free vaccine movement, India has administered about 90 crore vaccine doses, therefore creating a record. Certification has also been issued for the same. CoWin has to be credited as well for this achievement:  PM Modi at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

11:49 AM

From 'Rashan to Prashasan', UPI is reaching the common man: PM Modi

From 'Rashan to Prashasan', UPI is reaching the common man...With 118 crore mobile subscribers, about 80 crore internet users & about 43 crore 'Jan Dhan' bank accounts, nowhere in the world would you be seeing such a huge digital infrastructure:  PM Narendra Modi

11:43 AM

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will play a big role in eliminating problems in medical treatment of poor: PM

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will play a big role in eliminating problems in medical treatment of poor & middle class. Via technology, work done by Ayushman Bharat to connect patients with hospitals across the nation is being further expanded & given strong technology platform: PM

11:38 AM

e-Sanjeevani facility is connecting Indians with the doctors of big hospitals in cities: PM Modi

This facility is connecting Indians living in far-flung parts of the country every day with the doctors of big hospitals in cities.

 

11:35 AM

Telemedicine has seen an unprecedented expansion in the Corona period, says PM Modi on Digital India

Telemedicine has seen an unprecedented expansion in the Corona period, says PM Modi on Digital India. 

About one and a half crore remote consultations have been completed so far through e-Sanjeevani.

11:33 AM

Ayushman Bharat Yojana was launched three years ago on Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary: PM Modi

Today begins a Mission that has power to bring a revolutionary change in India's health facilities. Three years ago, on Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary, Ayushman Bharat Yojana was implemented. Happy that Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission being started nationwide from today: PM

11:30 AM

Different from Aadhaar, unique digital health ID: PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Different from Aadhaar, unique digital health ID: PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

11:28 AM

PM Modi speaks at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

11:26 AM

The launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is a revolutionary step in health wealth welfare: Narendra Modi

“The launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is a revolutionary step in health wealth welfare. It will help the poor and middle class," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

11:26 AM

The drive to strengthen the health facilities of India, in the last 7 years, is entering a new phase today: PM

Today is a very important day. The drive to strengthen the health facilities of the country, in the last 7 years, is entering a new phase today. This is not an ordinary phase. This is an extraordinary phase: PM Narendra Modi at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

11:23 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

11:21 AM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: OSRTC bus services to remain suspended from 6am to 3pm in Odisha

The bus services of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) will remain suspended from 6am to 3pm on Monday due to a nationwide strike called by farmer organisations against the Centre's three contentious new agriculture laws.

 

It was on September 27 last year that President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent and brought into force the three legislations, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, said in a statement.

 

Trade unions and several non-NDA parties including the Congress have backed the strike called by the Morcha from 6am to 4pm on Monday.

 

"Keeping in view the Bharat Bandh, OSRTC buses will not ply on 27/9/21 from 6.00am to 3.00pm," the Odisha transport authority tweeted on Sunday.

11:18 AM

Opposition parties, State Govts extend support to Samyukt Kisan Morcha's call for 'Bharat Bandh' tomorrow

Samyukt Kisan Morcha's (SKM) call for a 'Bharat Bandh' on Monday, to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws, has garnered support from more than 500 farmer organizations, 15 trade unions, political parties, six state governments and varied sections of society.

 

State governments of Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh will extend their support to the 'Bharat Bandh' protest.

 

SKM has said that the bandh will be observed from 6 am to 4 pm tomorrow. In this period, all government and private offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries and commercial establishments as well as public events and functions will be closed throughout the country.

 

However, exemptions to the bandh include all emergency establishments and essential services, including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue work and people attending to personal emergencies.

11:16 AM

Karnataka farmer bodies to observe Bharat Bandh on Monday

Karnataka farmers' organisations across the state are all set to observe Bharat Bandh on Monday against new farm laws enacted by the Central government. The State Farmers' Association, Hasiru Sene, Sugar Cane Growers Association, Pranta Raita Sangha have given a call to observe total bandh in the state.

 

They have also given a call to block national highways and arterial roads in the cities across the state. The farmer organisations have also decided to take out massive rallies and observe complete bandh. However, many organisations have only extended moral support to the Bharat Bandh.

 

The state government has warned that in case of damage to public properties, state government-owned buses, the organisers will be held responsible.

 

The traffic in the heart of Bengaluru city is expected to be thrown out of gear on the first day of the week.

11:15 AM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: Time for farmers' movement to launch a political party

With less than six months to go for the Punjab state assembly elections, the mainstream political parties are growing apprehensive that the ongoing farmers’ movement may convert itself into an independent political party. Electoral calculations of the existing political parties in Punjab (and Uttar Pradesh) could go awry should that happen.

 

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, has been arguing that the only way to “change the system” is for the farmers’ unions to contest the forthcoming Punjab assembly polls. He was not contrite even after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), coordinating the farmers’ movement, suspended him for a week for this. Read on...

11:13 AM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: Security beefed up in Delhi

The security arrangements across the peripheries of the national capital were beefed up in the wake Bharat Bandh on Monday to mark one year of the passage of the Centre's three contentious farm laws.

 

Farmers' umbrella body, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, had given a call for the Bharat Bandh, saying that their "historic Struggle" to repeal the farm laws completes 10 months on this day.

 

From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., everything would be closed throughout the country be it government and private offices, all educational and other institutions, all shops, industries and commercial establishments, all public events and functions would be shut.

 

The SKM had said public and private transport shall also come to a halt during this period, however, as per initial reports, public transport, including the Delhi Metro, were seen functional.

11:13 AM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: Delhi Police tightens security at border points

The Delhi Police has beefed up security in border areas of the national capital in view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three agri laws on Monday.

 

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers' agitation, had earlier appealed to the people to join the bandh.

 

A senior police officer said adequate security arrangements have been made to maintain the law an order situation and prevent any untoward incident in the national capital during the bandh.

 

Patrolling has been intensified, extra personnel have been deployed at the pickets especially across the border areas and every vehicle entering the national capital is being thoroughly checked, according to the police.

11:11 AM

Bharat Bandh LIVE updates: Near total strike in Kerala

After the ruling Left and the Opposition Congress joined hands to support the agitating farmers, Kerala is seeing a total shutdown on Monday morning.

 

Markets, shops, establishments and offices are closed and so are all the public vehicles. Baring private vehicles, everything in the state has come to a complete standstill.

 

After the support from the political parties, the civil society has also lent its support to the agitating farmers. The result of this was that people have preferred to remain indoors. Incidentally, on account of the state and the country observing Covid protocols for the past 18 months, Monday's protest is the first political shutdown that Kerala is witnessing.

 

However, like on any shutdown day, the ISRO units are all functioning and its employees are being taken to the respective units in the state capital in their buses with armed security.