In order to make the Bharath Bandh on 27 September 2021 succesful, Left Parties, Congress and TDP got together on Wednesday at Andhra Pradesh's Communist Party India (CPI) Office.
During the meeting, CPI State leader Donepudi Sankar said, "Farmers have been agitating for nine months in Delhi, so this Bharat Bandh will be held to support them."
He further slammed the Centre for its policies and said, "The three black laws of the central government have thrown farmers into crisis. The central government is selling off railway stations, railway lines, telecom, oil, gas, insurance, banks, airports and seaports in the name of the National Monetisation Pipeline."
Furthermore, the leader indicated that the government plans to privatise government organisations.
"The Centre is trying to sell off public assets worth Rs 75 lakh crores at throwaway prices. It is trying to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant at a loss," he said, adding: "Prices of petrol, diesel, gas and other essential commodities have also increased."
He then called on the general public, political parties, mass organisations, and trade unions to participate in 'Bharat Bandh'.
Bharat Bandh
Around 100 organisations, including national political parties, trade unions, farmers' associations, youth, teachers, labourers and others, will join the September 27 'Bharat Bandh', which has been called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM).
All India Kisan Sabha president Dr Ashok Dhawale said that the decision was taken at a state-level meeting of all the groups chaired by AITUC National Working Committee Member Dr Bhalchandra Kango, which took place in Mumbai on Monday. More than 200 leaders of nearly 100 organisations attended the meeting.
The speakers focused on the ongoing struggles of farmers and workers, as well as the significance of 'Bharat Bandh' against "the bankrupt policies" of the BJP-RSS regime at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Dhawale.
In the meeting, all organisations in Maharashtra and elsewhere were encouraged to mobilise supporters and ensure the 'Bharat Bandh' is a success.
Karnataka Farmer Organizations Federation and State Sugarcane Growers Association have also endorsed the nationwide bandh call issued by Samyukta Kisan Morcha on September 27.
