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Amritsar: Trains Resume After Farm Union Suspends 169-Day Long Dharna On Railway Tracks Ahead Of Wheat Harvest Season Source: Twitter Train services resumed in Amritsar, Punjab yesterday after farm union suspended 169-day long dharna on tracks ahead of the wheat harvest season, reports ANI. Dharna at Jandiala Guru Railway Station has been suspended for the time being, and the passenger trains are operational now , said Gurpreet Khera, Deputy Commissioner. Previously, due to the blockade, Amritsar-bound trains had to be diverted to other stations and passengers were taken to Amritsar through buses and other vehicles. A group of farmers had been squatting on the railway tracks to protest the new farm laws. Ahead of the wheat harvest season, they decided to open up the tracks as the blockade would cause loss to them as well as the traders. ....
Highlights Trains resumed regular services after the withdrawal of the agitation Amritsar: The farmers protesting against the farm laws on the Amritsar-Delhi railway tracks have withdrawn their agitation in sight of the upcoming hectic wheat harvesting season. Train services resumed after the farm union yesterday suspended 169-day long dharna on tracks. The farmers were staging a sit-in agitation at Jandiala Guru village on the Amritsar-Delhi rail link. They announced the withdrawal of their agitation on March 11. Savinder Singh, a leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee which had been spearheading the stir, said they decided to withdraw the rail blockade at Devidaspura on the Amritsar-Delhi route after a meeting of all protesting farmer unions. ....
Amritsar, March 11 A group of farmers squatting on railway tracks near here to protest the Centre’s new farm laws withdrew their agitation on Thursday after 169 days, as suspension of trains caused losses to them and traders. Savinder Singh, a leader of the Kissan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee which had been spearheading the stir, said they decided to withdraw the rail blockade at Devidaspura on the Amritsar-Delhi route after a meeting of all protesting farmer unions. Devidaspur near Jandiala station is about 25 km from Amritsar railway station. “Farmers were blocking only passenger trains, but the Centre decided to stop goods trains as well which caused huge losses to farmers, traders and industrialists. In the light of current circumstances, farmers have unanimously resolved to end the stir here,” he said. ....
Farmers in Punjab end dharna on rail tracks after 169 days By IANS | Published on Thu, Mar 11 2021 19:51 IST | 0 Views
Amritsar: Farmers shout slogans before leaving in Train for Delhi to continue their protest against the central government s recent agricultural reforms, at Railway Station in Amritsar on Thursday 04th March, 2021. (Photo: Pawan Sharma/IANS). Image Source: IANS News Chandigarh, March 11 : Keeping in mind the hectic wheat harvesting season ahead, the agitating farmers staging one of the longest protests going on for 169 days on the railway tracks near Amritsar against the three Central farm laws on Thursday announced to end the agitation indefinitely. ....
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