Movement of at least 91 trains was affected in Punjab on Thursday as farmers in large numbers squatted on railway tracks beginning their three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation. Farmers mounted their protest demanding a financial package for losses caused by the recent floods, a legal guarantee to MSP, and a sweeping debt waiver.
According to railway officials, out of 91 trains under the Ferozepur division, 51 trains were cancelled, 24 trains were short terminated, five trains were short originated, and 11 were diverted.
