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The usual in Mumbai but farmers' bodies, Left say bandh was a hit
Updated On: 09 December, 2020 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Gaurav Sarkar, Rajendra B Aklekar, Ranjeet Jadhav
Most businesses that were closed on Tuesday were playing it safe to avoid damage by miscreants; protesters, on the other hand, praise Mumbai police for giving enough time to demonstrate

Transporters' demonstration in Mankhurd on the Sion-Panvel Highway caused a traffic jam. Pic/Atul Kamble, Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Farmers' organisations took to the streets on Tuesday for the Bharat Bandh, in support of farmers protesting the Centre's farm laws, with the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and Left parties enforcing it in rural areas, while Mumbai saw protests by trade union members at petrol pumps, outside factories and human chains in various areas. Though Left parties and farmers' bodies declared the bandh a success, mid-day's ground report from various corners of the city indicated a lukewarm response from citizens, as most shops remained open.
While vehicular movement remained largely undisturbed, the APMCs in Kalyan and Vashi were shut. Public demonstrations were carried out in pockets of Thane city along with an AIKS bike rally. Vivek Monteiro, general secretary, Centre For Trade Unions (CITU), a part of the Trade Union Joint Action Committee, said: "Multiple trade unions joined the Bharat Bandh. We distributed badges to the over 10,000 CITU members in and around Mumbai. They wore the badges bearing slogans to work.
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