Train movement hit in farmers' rail roko stir
October 18, 2021  12:06
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At least 30 locations are affected and eight trains regulated in the Northern Railway Zone, CPRO, Northern Railway said on the farmers' 'Rail roko' agitation.

Farmers in Punjab squatted on rail tracks on Monday morning as part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha's six-hour 'rail roko' protest demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri. 

 A railway official said four sections of the Ferozepur division were blocked by the protesters. 

The Ferozepur-Fazilka section in Ferozepur city and the Ferozepur-Ludhiana section at Ajitwal in Moga were affected, the official said. Demanding the arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher on Monday demanded said the KMSC will hold protests at 20 places in 11 districts of the state.
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