Start goods trains first, farmer outfits tell Centre
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Start goods trains first, farmer outfits tell Centre
Description
As many as 30 farmers’ outfits in Punjab on Wednesday decided to maintain status quo on their blockade of passenger trains in the State in protest against Centre’s recent agriculture laws. “We have decided to continue letting goods trains go, but not passenger trains. Once the Central government starts movement of goods trains, we will take a positive call on movement of passenger trains. The ball is in the Centre’s court now,” Jagmohan Singh, general secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda), toldThe Hinduafter a meeting of farmers’ outfits here. CM disappointed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed disappointment over the refusal of the outfits to completely lift their rail blockade that has brought the State virtually to a standstill for the past month and a half. He said he had expected them to back down in the interest of Punjab especially in view of the State government’s support for their cause and the Centre’s decision to engage with them.
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The Hindu
Date
2020-11-19
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CHANDIGARH