Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers squat on tracks, force several trains to be cancelled

AGRA: The 10-hour-long Bharat Bandh called by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha on Monday affected rail movement in Agra, Delhi, Ambala and Firozpur divisions as farmers squatted on the tracks for hours at various places. Several trains were cancelled and many were delayed. In Agra rail division,several express trains connecting Delhi to UP, Punjab, Haryana were cancelled. More than 19 trains were delayed. Trains from Delhi were stopped in Agra division for up to 90 minutes at various stations. According to the railway officials, among the trains which were cancelled due to the Bharat Bandh were the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab Express, New Delhi-Moga Express, Delhi-Pathankot Express, Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express, New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express and New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Express. Passenger trains from Rohtak and Hisar in Haryana , Bhatinda in Punjab and a passenger train to Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan were also cancelled. In Agra division, Sachkhand Express, Paschim Express and Shri Ganganagar-Nanded Express were among the trains that were stopped at different stations for over 90 minutes. Meanwhile, a large number of Samajwadi Party workers who marched towards the collectorate to gherao it following party president Akhilesh Yadav’s support to the bandh were stopped by police in Agra city. BKU Agra district president Rajveer Lawaniya claimed, “More than 100 farmer leaders were detained by police at their homes to stop them from participating in the Bharat Bandh. However, farmers in the rural areas staged a protest demanding the withdrawal of the three farm laws. We also got support from market organizations. In rural areas, businessmen didn’t open their shops in the morning. Local authorities on orders of the state government forced businessmen to open their shops in the afternoon.”

The Times of India

2021-09-28

Agra