136 trains cancelled, farmers refuse to budge from tracks
Hundreds of commuters in different parts of the state continued facing harassment on the second day of the ‘rail roko’ agitation by farmers today. They were seeking a compensation for their crops damaged during the monsoon, besides a legal guarantee for the MSP.
The agitation is being staged by 19 farm unions from six states, seeking a financial package for losses.
The Northern Railway’s (Ferozepur Division) cancelled 136 trains today and 217 had been affected since yesterday. Official sources said 25 trains were short-terminated, 16 were diverted. The list included Amritsar-Hisar, Sealdah-Amritsar, Howrah-Amritsar, Indore-Amritsar, Mumbai-Amritsar, Haridwar-Amritsar, Pathankot-Amritsar, Ludhiana-Chheharta, Amritsar-Qadian and Pathankot-Amritsar.
