Punjab CM asks Railways to withdraw cases against farmers who protested on tracks

Punjab CM Channi directed RPF to withdraw cases filed against members of the farmers’ organisations who sat on dharna on the railway tracks.

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday wrote to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) ordering them to withdraw all the cases registered against members of the farmers’ organisations who sat on dharna on the railway tracks. CM Channi's order directs RPF chairman for immediate implementation of withdrawal of cases against the agitating farmers.

Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) had been sitting on a dharna on the railway tracks near Amritsar’s Jandiala station in protest against the Centre's farm laws. On March 11, they called off the protest after 169 days. The KMSC had said it decided to suspend the dharna in view of the wheat harvest season and to strengthen the ongoing protest at Delhi borders.

Punjab CM's decision comes a day after the newly appointed Punjab chief minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.  At the meeting, the two leaders reportedly discussed issues related to the farmers agitation at the border points of Delhi. Channi said he requested the PM to roll back the three contentious agriculture laws.