Good response in Karnal, Hisar & Kaithal districts; life disrupted

Karnal/hisar, September 27

With the Bharat Bandh call getting a good response in some districts of the state, normal life was hit as over 140 roads were blcoked by the protesters on Monday.

Around 7 am, farmers started blocking most of the roads in both the districts. As many as 22 roads in Karnal and 26 in Kaithal districts, respectively, were blocked. The Swaraj Express Train headed to Jammu was halted at the Karnal station, due to which hundreds of passengers had to face inconvenience. The passengers alleged they did not get any eatables at the local station. Later, the volunteers of Nirmal Kutiya and Dera Kar Sewa Gurdwara served langar to them.

Meanwhile, farmers took out a protest march in Karnal and got the office of BJP candidate for councillor’s post Sarita Kalra in the bypoll of Ward-7 closed. They also burnt the BJP flags.

In the morning, farmers reached the markets and convinced the traders not to open the shops.

In Hisar too, the road traffic remained suspended as farmers sat on dharna on roads at over 100 points in Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Jind and Charkhi Dadri. A commuter complained that the protesters didn’t even allow her to visit a hospital in Hisar.

Meanwhile, Haryana Vyapar Mandal chief Bajrang Dass Garg said all grain markets in the state remained closed. The Sarv Karamchari Sangh marked September 27 as “Anti-Privatisation Day”. — TNS

Buses off road, pvt cabs fleece customers

Jhajjar: Unaware of the bandh call, many passengers reached the bus stand and faced disappointment as the roadways buses didn’t ply till 4 pm. Imran of Badli said he had to wait for five hours to get a bus for Hisar. Taking advantage of the situation, private vehicles such as cabs charged around 50% extra fare from commuters. TNS