After the police foiled the attempt by farmers to enter the Bamnia station to stop trains on the busy Delhi-Mumbai route, they squatted on the tracks holding the tri-colour and raising 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Jai Kisan' slogans
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the agitation against the Centre s three agri laws held rail roko protest across the country over Lakhimpur violence on Monday. The six hour protest was in demand of the the dismissal and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The farmers in Punjab and Haryana squatted on rail tracks as part of the six-hour rail roko . The stir disrupted the movement of trains in both
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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The SKM took note of the high-level meeting of the BJP of JP Nadda with elected party leaders and others from different states
Indian Railways has deployed 20 additional companies of the Railway Protection Special Force across the country in view of the protest
New Delhi: Farmers` organisations will hold a nationwide `rail roko` programme for 4 hours on Thursday (February 18) as they continue their protest against the Centre s new farm laws. The peaceful protest is scheduled to be organised today from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Jagtar Singh Bajwa, spokesperson of the Kisan Andolan Committee, Ghazipur border said they will carry out a peaceful protest during the `Rail Roko` programme, adding We will offer refreshments to the passengers to avoid inconvenience.