Sopore apple market to shut in support of farmers

Adnan Dar

Sopore, Dec 8: The farmer groups have called for a shutdown across India today to press for their demands of rollback of pro-market farm laws. Fruit mandi Sopore remained closed on Tuesday in support of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws.

President fruit growers and dealers association of fruit mandi Sopore, Fayaz Ahmad Malik said: we “wholehearted” support to the ”Bharat Bandh” called on today by farmer unions against the new agri-marketing laws and, he said our solidarity with the demands of the farmers.

He also appealed to the Central government that in view of the sentiments of farmers the newly framed farm laws should be rolled back immediately.

The ongoing talks between farmers and the Centre have failed due to which farmers’ organisations have given a call for a Bharat bandh today. The Centre and the farmer unions are slated to hold the sixth round of talks tomorrow as previous discussions failed to end the deadlock.