Punjab: Farmers in Amritsar continue Rail Roko Andolan over MSP demands aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The three-day protest called by farmers in Punjab's Amritsar led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee began on Thursday and will continue on Saturday.
The farmers sat on railway tracks, disrupting rail traffic in Punjab. The farmers said that the government had promised to implement the MSP Act, compensation for drug-related issues, and many more issues, but it had gone back on its promises.
The farmers have been blocking rail tracks in Faridkot, Samrala, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Patiala, Ferozepur, Bathinda and Amritsar since Thursday demanding compensation for crop damage, MSP guarantee and sweeping debt waiver