Farmers Movement Archive

Protest at 50 locations in Ferozepur division

Farmers on Thursday blocked trains at 50 locations in the Ferozepur railway division in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, confirmed the railway authorities.Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozepur, Rajesh Aggarwal said the trains were halted at railway stations in many cities and towns as a precautionary measure. Claiming that no train was cancelled, the DRM said, however, the journeys were delayed due to the farmers’ agitation.The Malwa Express was halted at Phagwara and Super Express at Jalandhar Cantt. Similarly, the trains were also stopped at Pathankot, Ludhiana, Barhi Brahman, Kathua and Vijaypur towns. He said the trains were stopped at their stations of halt at 12 noon. The trains resumed their respective journeys in the evening.The Dhanbad Express was regulated from the Ferozepur Cantonment railway station and Shaheed Express from Amritsar station. No train was cancelled or diverted from their original routes due to today’s ‘rail roko’ agitation of the farmers, Aggarwal clarified.The railway authorities said the ‘rail roko’ agitation passed off peacefully. There was negligible or minimal impact on running of the trains. The train movement was normal now, a spokesman of the railways stated.BKU (Ekta) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokri said said they blocked the railway tracks at 22 places, including at Nabha, Mansa, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Jalandhar and Tarn Taran. — TNS

The Tribune

2021-02-19

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