Chandigarh, Feb 18, 2021-
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday started their four-hour long ‘rail roko’ protest on the nationwide call by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha against the Centre’s three contentious agriculture laws for which farmers have been on a dharna in the national capital of Delhi.
However, there no report of violence anywhere in both states.
Besides farmer unions gave a call for a peaceful protest, security forces have been beefed up at railway stations to avoid any untoward incident.
The trains will be stopped from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
In a video, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni has appealed to the farmers to assemble at designated spots in their respective districts and make the protest a success.
He also asked the farmers to ensure that the protest is held in a peaceful manner.
Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operations), Ambala division, Pankaj Gupta told the media additional deployed additional companies of the Railway Protection Special Force to law and order. (Agency)
Farmers’ ‘rail roko’: Delhi Police intensifies vigil on tracks
