Five trains canceled, long distance trains delayed, trains stopped in Batala-Ludhiana
Peaceful farmers’ strike continues, Railway Department’s warning, legal action will be taken against farmers standing on rail
SNE News.Chandigarh.
On Monday, on the call of farmers' organizations, farmers stood against the central government by jamming the rail tracks at all railway stations of Punjab. There was a lot of sloganeering against the central government. The protesting farmers should stand firm on the dismissal of the Union Minister of State. Five trains were cancelled, two long distance trains were reported to be running late, while in Batala-Ludhiana the news of farmers stopping the running train is coming to the fore. At present, the farmers' strike is going on in a very peaceful manner.
On the other hand, the Railway Department warned that action would be taken against the farmers sitting on the railway track under the provisions of the Railway Act.
Photo Caption- Farmers raising slogans on railway tracks under the banner of United Kisan Morcha, in Amritsar. (Shadow – Lalit Kumar, Pawan Kumar)
SNE News journalists from all over Punjab captured the pictures of Rail Roko movement in their respective districts in their respective cameras. In the district Amritsar, farmers' organizations staged a dharna on the railway station tracks in the morning itself. Raising slogans against the central government in one voice, there was a demand for immediate withdrawal of three agricultural laws.
In Batala, farmers stopped the train and protested by raising a farmer flag on it, while no news of any dispute came to light. Sitting on the railway tracks, protested against the central government and demanded the withdrawal of three black laws of agriculture. He warned that if the government does not take any appropriate steps soon, then their protest will continue like this in future also.
At nine o'clock in the morning in Pathankot, the farmers led by the United Kisan Morcha stood on the railway tracks. There they protested peacefully. No one was allowed to trouble. Slogans against the central government only for their legitimate demands and stressed on the demand to withdraw three laws.
The news has come from Ludhiana that the farmers here did not allow the train to pass from there and greatly affected the movement of trains. raised slogans and warned the central government to continue its protest till the three agricultural laws are not withdrawn. It is being told that some political parties and common people also supported the farmers' movement.
In Kapurthala too, farmers met on the railway tracks in a row and raised slogans against the Modi government at the Center. He demanded that the Center should immediately repeal the three black laws of agriculture, otherwise their struggle will become more intense. Giving his reply on the matter of legal action of the Railways, he said that the farmer is never going to be afraid of such warnings.
In Bathinda, Punjab, one of the few rail junctions in the country, the anger of farmers was seen on the seventh sky against the BJP government at the Center. The farmers here started gathering in the railway tracks before nine in the morning. Train movement came to a complete standstill. Passengers were upset; they were forced to travel in buses for the journey.
Langar-water special arrangement
The special thing was that along with the protest, the farmers made special arrangements for water-tea-langar, setting an example of humanity. The common people and the farmers sat together in a row and took langar and also remembered Waheguru. Farmer leaders said that the protest is continuing for their legitimate demands, while at the same time it becomes their responsibility to set an example of humanity. In Sikhism, especially the Langar system was given an important place.
Input- Special team including SNE Punjab Bureau.