Several farmer unions observing Bharat Bandh today

The bandh is being observed across the country from 6 am to 4 pm.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella organisation which is spearheading the protest, has given a call of Bahart Bandh.

The group earlier said  they will not allow movement on some sections of national highways.

According to reports, traffic movement from Uttar Pradesh towards Delhi was hit on Monday morning as  Delhi-Meerut Expressway was blocked by protesters.

Around 100 organisations, including various national political parties, trade unions, farmers' associations, and others, are joining the strike.

Situation in UP:

The farmers' sponsored Bharat Bandh on Monday against the three new agricultural laws of the Center has had no significant impact in Uttar Pradesh.

Though the main opposition parties in the state including Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj party, Congress, Rashtriya Lok Dal, AAP and others have extedned their support to the farmers Bharat Bandh, but on the other hand traders and industry have distanced themselves from it.

The Yogi Adityanath government is ready to deal with any unwanted situation that can arise under the guise of this protest.

The state government has also beefed up the security arrangements at all the places in view of the support extended by the opposition parties to the farmers in the state.

Farmers' organizations, who have been sitting on dharna on the borders of Delhi for the last 10 months against the three new agricultural laws of the Central Government, have called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday.

A report from Ghaziabad said that several roads connecting going towards the national capital have been blocked by the farmers. The traffic on NH 24 have also been affected.

Farmers were protesting at the Ghazipur border, forcing the authorities to close the traffic movement from UP towards Ghazipur.

Bharatiya Kisan Union(BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait told the media at the Ghazipur border that ambulances, doctors or those going for an emergency will not be stopped. "We've not sealed down anything, we just want to send a message. We appeal to the shopkeepers to keep their shops closed for now and open only after 4 pm. No farmer is coming here from outside," Tikait said.

DMRC shuts entry, exit at Shree Ram Sharma metro station:

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday said that entry and exit at the Pandit Shree Ram Sharma metro on the Green Line were closed owing to security reasons.

The decision of the DMRC comes in view of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' unions against Centre's three farm laws, which began from 0600 hours and will continue till 1600 hours.

"Security Update: Entry/exit for Pandit Shree Ram Sharma has been closed," the DMRC tweeted on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Traffic Police in a series of tweets said, "Due to Bharat Bandh, Netaji Subhash Marg carriageway (Red Fort--Dariyaganj) from T point Subhash park Carriageway (Dariyaganj --Red Fort) at Khas cut near Kabutar Market have been closed."