Amritsar39 minutes ago
Farmers will stop trains from 1 to 4 pm.
The farmers of Punjab are once again going to get on the railway tracks. After protesting at the DC offices and toll plazas of Punjab for a long time, the farmers will stop the rail at 15 places in 12 districts today. This train will be stopped from 1 pm to 4 pm.
More than a dozen trains will be affected today.
Sarwan Singh Pandher, leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Mazdoor Committee, said that neither the state nor the Center has time to listen to him. Due to which, after making them toll plaza free, now it has been decided to stop the train. Due to this, the railway passengers will have trouble, but they have no option left other than this.
Trains will be stopped at these places
- Devidaspura Jandiala Guru in District Amritsar
- Gurdaspur Batala Railway Station
- Khadoor Sahib, Patti and Tarn Taran Railway Stations of Tarn Taran
- Ferozepur Basti Tanka Wali Guru Harshaye
- Moga Railway Station
- Muktsar Malout Railway Station
- Fazilka Railway Station
- District Barnala Ghunas Station
- Jalandhar Cantt & Kapurthala Railway Station
- Tanda Railway Station in Hoshiarpur
- Samrala Railway Station of Ludhiana
- Faridkot Railway Station
Amritsar-Delhi, Tarn Taran and Amritsar-JK routes affected
Amritsar New Delhi, Amritsar J&K and Tarn Taran routes will be affected after this decision of the farmers. Main trains Amritsar Shatabdi, Shan-e-Punjab, Nagpur Express, Paschim Express, Golden Temple Mail, Dadar Express and Jammu Tawi Jodhpur Express trains are going to be affected.
Farmers got angry when their demands were not met
Farmers have been protesting for a long time with the state and central government regarding their demands. Even in the farmer’s movement, the things agreed upon have not been accepted yet.
Demands related to Central Government
- Action against Aman and Pradeep who attacked farmers during Kisan Andolan.
- MSP guarantee laws were not made even after written assurance.
- The cases filed against the farmers during the Delhi front were not withdrawn.
- The bail of Lakhimpur murder accused Ashish Mishra should be cancelled.
- The Electricity Distribution Act should be repealed and the proceedings of the Electricity Research Bill 2020 should be removed.
- The agreements made by the Government of India with the WTO should be cancelled.
demands related to state government
- Lands were acquired for road projects without proper compensation. For this, the difficulties coming up should be resolved soon.
- The price of sugarcane should be increased from Rs.380 to Rs.500.
- Pollution prevention law should be implemented strictly.
- Compensation should be given to the families of the martyrs of the Delhi Front.