Farmers gear up for 'peaceful' Bharat Bandh today, 'chakka jam' till 3 pm but emergency services allowed; Opposition parties, trade unions lend support to shutdown calls; RSS affiliate BKS distances itself; Heavy police deployment in Delhi for Bharat Bandh; strict action against 'forceful' closure during protest; BJP terms opposition stance on farm laws 'double standards', cites repeal plan of APMC Act under UPA rule; Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate birthday on Dec 9 in view of ongoing farmers' agitation; Akhilesh Yadav booked under Epidemic Act for staging sit-in in support of farmers; IMA doctors to hold symbolic protest today against nod for ayurvedic surgery; and more