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Farmers are protesting against the Agriculture Bill on Friday. 

Chandigarh(B.S SHARMA & Rana Shek Dulat)Many farmer organizations have called a "Nationwide Bandh" today. A nationwide India bandh has been called by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, All India Kisan Mahasangh and Bharatiya Kisan Union. Many Union ministers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi have assured the farmers that this bill will bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers and the system of MSP will remain as before. Despite this, the farmers' organizations say that this bill is going to benefit corporates. Due to this, a "Nationwide Bandh" has been called. The roadway in Punjab-Haryana and Bihar has been affected due to the protest. In many places farmers are sitting on railway tracks.