Farmers’ ‘rail roko’ throws services off track, passengers a harried lot
Threaten another agitation if Central Government fails to fulfil promises On a call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmer unions on Sunday staged a protest for four hours at the railway station resulting in disruption of train services. Leaders of the farmers said following the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on […]Read More
Vacate railway tracks: Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla
Local MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla has condemned the farmers’ move to block railway tracks, causing disruption in train services from the holy city. At least 80-90 trains had been affected as the farmers, under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, have blocked the tracks at Devidaspura, near Jandiala, Tarn Taran, Tanda (Hoshiarpur), Jalandhar Cantt, […]Read More
Trains cancelled in Punjab’s Ferozepur amid ongoing ‘rail-roko’ agitation by farmers. Check details
The farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) are holding a ‘rail-roko’ protest to seek a complete waiver of farm loans from the Punjab government. Several trains have been cancelled and many short terminated amid the ongoing farmers’ agitation in the Ferozepur division of the Northern Railway, according to the Indian […]Read More
Punjab farmers’ ‘rail roko’ protest over farm loan waiver, compensation enters third day; several trains cancelled
The farmers are demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and compensation to the kin of those who died during the anti-farm laws stir. The agitating farmers had blocked railway tracks at various places in Punjab on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156 trains. Punjab farmers’ ‘rail roko’ agitation over farm loan waiver and their […]Read More
Farmers lift blockade on Amritsar-Delhi track, train services yet to be restored
Farmers lifted their blockade on Amritsar-Delhi railway track near Jalandhar on Tuesday evening after the state government hiked state advised price (SAP) of sugarcane by Rs35 per quintal to Rs 360. The blockade of this track crippled the train movement at the Amritsar railway station. The Indian Railways officials today said it would take […]Read More
Punjab farmers’ protest: Railway to refund ₹53 lakh to over 12,000 passengers
According to railway officials, a total of 89 trains were cancelled because of the protest. Those travelling for the festival of Raksha Bandhan bore the brunt of the blockade. The Ferozepur railway division in Punjab has announced it will refund money to all the passengers who couldn’t undertake travel due to farmers’ protest from […]Read More
