Kapil Mishra mocks Yogendra Yadav's 'Bharat Bandh' rules; photoshops as jack-of-all-trades

Swaraj India President Yogendra Yav on Sunday somehow declared that t even delivery of essential commodities will be permitted during 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday. He said that Chakka Jam will remain in place till 3 pm. Speaking at Singhu Border, Yogendra Yav, however, also proclaimed that marris and emergency services will be allowed and delivery of milk, fruits, vegetables and or services will remain shut, according to ANI.

'Is Yogendra Yav a farmer leer?': Kapil Mishra 

Reacting to Yogendra Yav's claims, BJP leer Kapil Mishra on Sunday asked wher Swaraj India president is "a leer of farmers?" and termed Bandh as "Shaheen Bagh-2" He also shared a photoshopped im of Yogendra Yav with caption, "Only emergency services will be allowed on 8th"=

In a statement, BJP leer said that  farmers' protests or bandh and or things are an issue between m and Centre but he is opposed to "professional protesters" hijacking ir protests. "se people want to recreate a Shaheen Bagh-2 under name of farmers protests. Every three to four months, se professional protesters come and put Delhi under a siege. We will t accept it," Mishra said.

According to media reports, Yav h claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah himself objected to his presence in Farmer-Centre talks. “Though farmers union decided that invitation to meeting would be accepted only if four representatives were also ded to delegation, I was informed that Amit Shah personally objected to me being a part of it. government said that I was political. farmers’ union were rey to boycott meeting but y went ahe with it on my insistence,” Yogendra Yav h said about his exclusion.

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Opposition parties support Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh'

Meanwhile, Opposition parties, including many regional outfits, on Sunday came out in strong support of Bharat Bandh' on December 8 called by farmer unions which have been protesting on Delhi's borders for 12 days demanding repeal of Centre's new agri-marketing laws.

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Prominent leers including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP leer Shar Pawar, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, DMK chief M K Stalin and PAGD chairman Farooq Abdullah also issued a joint statement backing proposed day-long strike and pressed Centre to meet legitimate demands of protesters.

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Claiming that ir agitation has spre across nation, farmer leers, who have maintained that ir protest is apolitical, welcomed support and urged all to come forward to make Tuesday's Bharat Bandh a success. After five rounds of talks between Centre and farmer unions failed to end impasse, two sides are again set to meet on December 9, a day after countrywide strike.

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