Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers vacate rail tracks at Jandiala Guru

The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Friday vacated railway tracks at Jandiala Guru after 169 days, while farmers continue to hold agitation outside MP Shwait Malik’s residence and other parts of the city.Satnam Singh Pannu, chief, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, said considering the upcoming harvesting season and to strengthen the protest at Delhi borders, the union has decided to suspend the agitation at Jandiala Guru.Sawinder Singh Chutala, general secretary of the union, said, “The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee is demonstrating against the black laws passed by the Center since June 5, 2020. We have conducted dharnas outside the DC office and blocked the railway tracks. Farmers associated with our union are sitting at Singhu border from November 25, 2020. We will continue the demonstration on other locations, but the tracks have been cleared.”Pandher said, “Harvesting of wheat crop will start next month. The government will send bags (sacks) to fill grains through trains and goods train will transport crop to other parts of the country. The harvesting season should not suffer. Thus, we suspended the protest. Moreover, farmers will be busy in harvesting and we will focus on strengthening the kisan morcha in Delhi.”After clearing rail tracks, the Engineering Department of the Indian Railways conducted inspection of tracks and asked to resume the railway traffic. Farmer unions were still demonstrating outside the Reliance store, house of MP Shwait Malik and at Mirakot Chowk.

The Tribune

2021-03-13

Amritsar