Trains diverted, short-terminated
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Title
Trains diverted, short-terminated
Description
ROHTAK: Hundreds of farmers travelling by the Kisan Express from Bathinda to Delhi had to deboard at the Rohtak railway station after the train was short-terminated on Monday by the local administration. The farmers, who were going to Delhi to join the ongoing protests against the three new farm laws, hired autorickshaws at the railway station to travel further. Several other Delhi-bound farmers who had boarded the Punjab Mail (Ferozpur-Delhi-Mumbai route) were also stranded when the train was diverted from here to Rewari-Alwar towards Mumbai route. Meanwhile, the Ganganagar-Haridwar-Bathinda Express train that reached the Rohtak railway station at 11.45am with several farmers from Punjab on board was made to halt for 15 minutes before being allowed to move further towards Bahadurgarh in Haryana and short-terminated. DSP Gorakhpal Rana told media persons that they had received information of farmers from Punjab travelling in trains in large numbers to reach Delhi to join the protesters against the new farm laws. Rohtak railway station master B S Meena refused to comment on the matter.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-02
Coverage
Chandigarh