Farmers Continue To Block Rail Tracks, Affect Train Traffic In Punjab

Ferozepur:

Demanding full mortgage waiver and compensation to kin of these killed throughout the anti-farm regulation stir, farmers blocked rail tracks at numerous locations for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the motion of 156 trains within the state.

Ferozepur division railway officers stated, “84 trains have been cancelled, 47 have been short-terminated and 25 have been short-originated.” Farmers beneath the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee began the agitation on Monday, demanding in addition to mortgage waiver, compensation to households of these amongst them who died throughout the year-long anti-farm regulation stir and the cancellation of prison instances slapped in opposition to them.

They’re additionally demanding a compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre for the broken crops, the discharge of pending cost of sugarcane crops and the abolition of the contract system.

Satnam Singh Pannu, a farmer chief stated they won’t carry their ‘dharna’ until their calls for are met.

“Throughout a gathering on September 28, we got assurance by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi however the state authorities later backed out. Apart from 4 locations the place farmers are sitting presently on dharna, we are going to begin the protest at three extra websites in Punjab from tomorrow,” he stated.

Farmers are presently squatting on railway tracks at totally different locations in Ferozepur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur. 

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