Bengaluru, Sept 25: Farmers, members of about 32 Associations, on Friday staged nationwide Highway Bandh call on Friday demanding withdrawal of the amendment to Land Revenue Act and APMC Act passed in the Parliament.
The protest and blocking of roads was called by Ryot, Dalit, Labourers Aikya Horata Samithi- a collective of 35 farmers, Dalit and trade unions by blocking the major highways affected the movement of regular traffic resulting in slow moving traffic at Nayandahalli and Goragunte Palya junction.
However, police intervened and took back the agitating farmers back to Freedom Park, the venue of the agitation.
Sugarcane growers blocked the Mysuru and Tumakuru Road shouting slogans against the anti-farmer, anti-Dalit and anti-labourers stand by the state and the centre. Traffic police were busy diverting traffic leading in and out of Bengaluru on alternate routes. As a result major highways witnessed slow-moving traffic and gridlocks.
Protests were also reported from Mysuru, Davanagere,. Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Tumkuru, Mandya, Chamarajangara. Kodagu, Hassan Districts.
In Kalburgi district farmers formed a massive human chain blocking movement of vehicles on Highways passing through the District.
Police, deployed in large numbers, were busy diverting vehicles on alternate routes.
No untoward incident reported from any part of the State and the situation is under control, police sources said.
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