Bandh Politics

Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed disagreement with a Bombay High Court order restraining political parties from calling a bandh, but asserted the opposition bloc MVA has withdrawn its proposed shutdown in Maharashtra on Saturday.

Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to to "bandh politics" in the state, as that always "came in the way of development".

The Nagaland People's Action Committee (NPAC) -- a group comprising Naga civil society organisations, tribal bodies, public leaders and intellectuals of the state -- on Friday called off the statewide bandh (strike).

The petition sought the High Court to declare the 'bandh' on October 11, 2021, as illegal and direct the three political parties that constituted Maha Vikas Aghadi and had called the 'bandh' to pay compensation to affected citizens

The BJP today launched a social media campaign to back the three new farm laws introduced by the Central government in September, attempting to bust what it refers to as myths being spread by political opponents of the Narendra Modi regime.

Amid calls for a "peaceful" Bharat Bandh, farmers, who have refused to give space to political leaders in their protest against repeal of farm laws, made a strong statement today by organising a blood donation camp at the Tikri border.

Strict action will be taken against anyone trying to force shops and other establishments to down shutters during Tuesday's ''Bharat Bandh'' called by various outfits and political parties against the centre's new farm laws, Mumbai police officials said.

Amid growing support from unions and Opposition parties for tomorrow's "Bharat Bandh" call, some services could get affected in Delhi - now the epicentre of farmers' protests - and the rest of the country. The farmers have called for a "peaceful" nationwide shutdown on December 8, a day ahead of the sixth round of talks with the government for repe...

The BJP on Wednesday put up a blockade on a national highway in West Bengal's Howrah district to protest against the murder of a party worker, alleging that he was killed by the Trinamool Congress for political reasons, a charge denied by the ruling party.

Pro-farmer organisations backed by a number of other social and political outfits today staged protests across Karnataka over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act.

An 11-hour North East bandh called by a number of students' organisations and political parties on Tuesday, to protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, began amid tight security.

After five persons of the Bengali community were shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district, several political parties took to the streets to protest the killings. A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several Bengali organisations is already in place. While vehicles remained off the roads, shops...

A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...

Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed disagreement with a Bombay High Court order restraining political parties from calling a bandh, but asserted the opposition bloc MVA has withdrawn its proposed shutdown in Maharashtra on Saturday.

Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to to "bandh politics" in the state, as that always "came in the way of development".

The Nagaland People's Action Committee (NPAC) -- a group comprising Naga civil society organisations, tribal bodies, public leaders and intellectuals of the state -- on Friday called off the statewide bandh (strike).

The petition sought the High Court to declare the 'bandh' on October 11, 2021, as illegal and direct the three political parties that constituted Maha Vikas Aghadi and had called the 'bandh' to pay compensation to affected citizens

The BJP today launched a social media campaign to back the three new farm laws introduced by the Central government in September, attempting to bust what it refers to as myths being spread by political opponents of the Narendra Modi regime.

Amid calls for a "peaceful" Bharat Bandh, farmers, who have refused to give space to political leaders in their protest against repeal of farm laws, made a strong statement today by organising a blood donation camp at the Tikri border.

Strict action will be taken against anyone trying to force shops and other establishments to down shutters during Tuesday's ''Bharat Bandh'' called by various outfits and political parties against the centre's new farm laws, Mumbai police officials said.

Amid growing support from unions and Opposition parties for tomorrow's "Bharat Bandh" call, some services could get affected in Delhi - now the epicentre of farmers' protests - and the rest of the country. The farmers have called for a "peaceful" nationwide shutdown on December 8, a day ahead of the sixth round of talks with the government for repe...

The BJP on Wednesday put up a blockade on a national highway in West Bengal's Howrah district to protest against the murder of a party worker, alleging that he was killed by the Trinamool Congress for political reasons, a charge denied by the ruling party.

Pro-farmer organisations backed by a number of other social and political outfits today staged protests across Karnataka over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act.

An 11-hour North East bandh called by a number of students' organisations and political parties on Tuesday, to protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, began amid tight security.

After five persons of the Bengali community were shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district, several political parties took to the streets to protest the killings. A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several Bengali organisations is already in place. While vehicles remained off the roads, shops...

A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...