Amidst escalating farmer protests, two trains have been cancelled and six others have been diverted in the Ambala railway division as farmers stage ‘rail roko’ demonstrations across Punjab.
Ambala railway division’s senior divisional commercial manager Naveen Kumar confirmed the
some trains on the delhiamritsar route were diverted on thursday after farmers squatted on tracks at many places in punjab over the haryana police’s action against ‘delhi chalo’ protesters. farmers also staged dharnas at several toll plazas and forced authorities to not charge the commuters a toll fee. bhartiya kisan union (ekta ugrahan) and bku dakunda (dhaner) had given the call for a four-hour ‘rail roko’ protest at several places in punjab. farmers began their stir around 12 pm by squatting on rail trac
Farmers led by state president of Doaba Kisan Committee (DKC) Jangveer Singh Chauhan gathered at the toll plazas at Cholang and Harse Mansar and staged dharnas there
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