Farmers, who have been protesting for a month regarding their demands, are going to run ‘Rail Roko’ campaign across the country on Sunday. This nationwide movement will continue for four hours till the farmer organizations.
This movement will start from 12 noon and continue till 4 pm. In such a situation, the question arises whether rail traffic will stop for four hours on all railway routes today? According to the report of Hindustan Times, farmers can protest at about 60 places in Haryana and Punjab.
In such a situation, there may be obstruction on the railway routes passing through Punjab and Haryana.
Kisan Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher had said that farmers will protest by sitting on the railway tracks in Firozpur, Amritsar, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab.
At the same time, other organizations associated with Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and United Kisan Morcha will also become part of this movement. Before the rail stop movement, security arrangements have been made tight on the borders of the state.
Section 144 has been imposed in Ambala district. Police deployment has been increased at tense places.
Which trains will be affected?
According to the information, this movement may affect the trains running between inter-city and other states. Let us tell you that due to the farmers’ movement, last month also many trains were running late on the Delhi-Amritsar route.
Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that it has been decided to run the Rail Roko movement to accelerate the farmers’ movement.
Dallewal said that the government should not shy away from its responsibilities. Farmers must get guarantee of MSP.
Farmers say that MSP should be given to all crops as per the formula of C2 plus 50 percent given by Swaminathan Commission and a law should be made for this.
Let us tell you that the farmers movement started on 13 February. About 200 farmer organizations from Punjab had started the Delhi Chalo March but were stopped at the border of Haryana.
Farmers have 12 demands from the government. Even after several rounds of talks, the farmers are still not ready to return. Farmers demand that the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission should be implemented. Farmers and laborers should be given pension. Apart from this, the cases registered against farmers should be withdrawn.
Farmer leaders appealed to the public
Farmer leaders have appealed to the public that railway passengers may have to face problems for a few hours one day.
He has said that if possible, people should plan their journey before 12 noon or after 4 o’clock.
Farmer leaders say that people may have to bear a little inconvenience for the welfare of the country’s farmers, but it is necessary for everyone.