Farmers in Punjab begin rail blockades
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Farmers in Punjab begin rail blockades
Description
Farmers in parts of Punjab on Thursday started a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Samiti against the Centre’s three farm Bills. The railways suspended several trains completely or partially till September 26. Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), who had extended support to the agitation, blocked railway tracks in Sangrur and Barnala, while members of the Samiti blocked the track in Amritsar and Ferozpur. “The ‘rail roko’ will continue till September 26 in the first phase ... We have decided that representatives of political parties will not be allowed to share the stage,” said Sarvan Singh Pandher, State president of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Samiti.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2020-09-25
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CHANDIGARH