The protesting farmers commenced their ‘rail roko’ andolan on the morning of February 15 in Punjab. The farmers blocked the railway tracks as a part of their protest.
However, the BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), which is a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, is not part of the 'Delhi Chalo' call. Ugrahan said they were also against preventing farmers from heading towards Delhi as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' call by sealing the borders. ‘Delhi Chalo’ March: Farmers To Squat on Rail Tracks in Punjab on February 15, Says Bharti Kisan Union-Ekta Ugrahan.
The Labour Party has confirmed what voters suspected and unions hoped: that they will bring the railways back into public ownership. Those with long memories may doubt whether this plan will “deliver from day one” of a Labour government, as shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has claimed. Younger generations may wonder, on yet another week of strike action, how conditions could worsen much further.
COVINGTON TWP. — A box truck that got stuck Friday under a rail bridge over Jubilee Road knocked the tracks out of alignment, a railroad official said.