Farmers rail roko had negligible impact on train services, says Railways
Farmers rail roko had negligible impact on train services, says Railways
After 4-hour-long nationwide rail roko agitation by farmer unions on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Railways said there was negligible or minimal impact on railway services due to the agitation.
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UPDATED: February 19, 2021 08:57 IST
In Punjab and Haryana, farmers at several places squatted on railway tracks during rail roko agitation. (Image: PTI)
Farmer unions, protesting over the Centre s three contentious farm laws, held a four-hour nationwide rail roko agitation with the Railways saying there was negligible impact on services.
Farmers protest: Rail Roko had negligible impact on services, says Railways
A railway spokesperson said the agitation passed off without any untoward incident and there was negligible or minimal impact on running of the trains across the country
PTI | February 19, 2021 | Updated 10:22 IST
Agitating farmer groups on Thursday held a four-hour nationwide rail roko agitation with the railways saying there was negligible impact on services though some trains were stopped by officials at stations as a precautionary measure. In Punjab and Haryana, farmers at several places squatted on railway tracks which led to disruption in normal movement of trains on some routes.
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CHANDIGARH: Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the rail roko protest against the Centre s new agri laws, with officials stopping trains at stations as a precautionary measure.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions which is spearheading the protest, last week had announced the nationwide rail blockade to press for its demand to repeal the legislations and had said that the agitation will be from 12 pm to 4 pm.
In Punjab, protesters sat on tracks at many places on the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar railway route, officials said.
Farmers blocked the Jalandhar Cantt-Jammu railway track in Jalandhar and in Mohali district also farmers blocked a rail track, they said.