Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks as a part of SKM’s protest in opposition to Centre over MSP, Lakhimpur violence

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.