Six trains cancelled due to farmers' protest in Punjab's Gurdaspur
The Hindu
6 trains have been cancelled due to a “rail roko” protest of farmers’ group Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) that entered its second day on April 3, 2023 Punjab’s Gurdaspur district.
Six trains have been cancelled due to a " rail roko" protest of farmers' group Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) that entered its second day on April 3 at the Batala railway station in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.
The farmers launched their indefinite protest on Sunday in support of various demands, including a fair compensation for their land acquired for road projects and crop loss due to inclement weather.
According to railway officials, six trains, including the Pathankot to Verka, Amritsar to Pathankot, Amritsar to Qadian passengers, on the Amritsar-Pathankot section were cancelled on Monday due to the farmers' protest.
The protesters parked their tractors on the railway track at the station on Monday and raised slogans against the Centre and the Punjab government.
"This is the second day of our protest," KMSC general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said, asking the Centre and the state government to accept their demands.
He said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab should give compensation to farmers for crop loss due to inclement weather.
Mr. Pandher said the Gurdaspur deputy commissioner and the Batala senior superintendent of police held talks with them on Monday. "They have given us some proposals, which are yet to be considered," he added.
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