A protestor posing with a garland made of roti in Ranchi during the Bharat Bandh called by farmers on Tuesday.
Telegraph PictureUPA constituents along with other non-NDA parties in Jharkhand staged a series of protests across Ranchi and other parts of the state since 8 am on Tuesday to enforce Bharat Bandh, called by farmers bodies against the new farm laws of the Union government, demanding their rollback.
In Ranchi, buses plied in lesser numbers from dawn and so did autos till 11am. Shops and business establishments gave mixed response as those at Main Road remained shut even after 10.30 am. However, places like Lalpur and Morabadi remained unaffected.
At the railway station, many were found turning up since Monday night to catch a few Bihar bound trains in the evening. "We came in the night itself to avoid hassles during day to catch train to Sasaram," said a passenger.
Private commute however remained unaffected even though fewer vehicles were found on the streets
Party workers of JMM demonstrate sit-in on a railway tracks in Bokaro to support Bharat Bandh called by farmers on Tuesday.
Telegraph PictureTribal outfits take to Ranchi roads with paddy to support Bharat Bandh on Tuesday.
Telegraph PictureShops at Ranchi's Main Road remain closed on Tuesday in view of the bandh called by farmers to oppose three central agri-marketing laws.
Telegraph PictureMembers of the Sikh community protest at at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi on Tuesday in response to the bandh called by farmers.
Picture by Manob ChowdharyA JMM worker protests at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi wearing a garland made out of vegetables to show support to the bandh, on Tuesday.
Telegraph PictureJMM, Congress and RJD workers put up a road block in support of the bandh at Kanke Chowk in Ranchi on Tuesday.
Picture by Manob ChowdharyProtesters block the Main Road in Ranchi to stage a demonstration during Tuesday's Bharat Bandh.
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