x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Jammu battles nature’s wrath: Family of 7 among 11 killed in Reasi, Ramban | ‘Human GPS' Bagu Khan, behind over 100 infiltration bids, killed in Gurez encounter | Jmu-Sgr National Highway reopens after 4-days | DGP visits forward areas in Kathua, reviews border security, damage caused by floods | From fighting flames to fighting thirst: Fire tenders to be deployed to supply water in congested areas | SJVN conferred with SCOPE Eminence Award in HR Management | Holistic growth of Ladakh hinges on health, education & tourism: LG Kavinder | Missing lady reunited with family by Billawar police | Nourishing lives, restoring hope: Flood relief from Old Age Home continues | Partap World school Pathankot to host CBSE cluster XVIII Athletic meet 2025 | J&K and Ladakh HC Makes Relief Contributions Mandatory | SBSP state president Vivek Bali meets Dr Arvind Rajbhar in Lucknow | HC slams PSA misuse, quashes five detentions | Protest against not issuing Gazette Notification of the Eighth Pay Commission yet | Rana reviews restoration of water supply in flood-affected Jammu | AIIMS Jammu hosts three-day Master Trainers' Training | Omar Govt released Rs 200 Cr for restoration and relief: Sadhotra | EPFO Jammu organises shooting event for children | Satish Sharma expresses profound grief over Ramban, Reasi tragedies | ADGP Armed J&K inaugurates Creche facility at Headuarters | Civil-Military Fusion vital for Ladakh's Development & Security: LG Kavinder | BIS organizes industrial visit for NIT Srinagar | DAV conducts Startup Spark | LIC of India hands over dividend cheue to Government of India | MLA Bani Dr Rameshwar provides relief to 38 rain-affected families in Duggani | Dy CM reviews post-flood scenario in Sunderbani, Nowshera | Cloudburst Hits Gharian kalan, Chenani, Udhampur | Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation drive against Child Labour conducted in Kulgam | Jammu police busts cattle theft gang, stolen animals recovered ,3 arrested | District police Reasi arrests bovine lifter, rescues two cattle, seizes vehicle | National Sports Day celebrated with enthusiasm across Jammu division by MY Bharat | Igniting Entrepreneurial Dreams: MCM IIC hosts session on Innovation and Start-ups | Govt keen to make India sports goods manufacturing hub: Mandaviya | UPES engages industry for strategic dialogue at DrishtiKone 2025 | Neeraj will deliver when it matters most: Sumariwalla backs javelin ace | Govt to back sports equipment startups under Make in India: Raksha Khadse | What we want to really get is a good batting time in the middle: Amol Muzumdar | Deepika to miss Asia Cup due to hamstring injury | Back Issues  
 
news details
Punjab: Farmers hold 'rail roko' protest, train movement hit
10/3/2024 9:51:23 PM
Agencies
HOSHIARPUR/LUDHIANA, Oct 3: Movement of several trains was affected across Punjab on Thursday after farmers squatted on the tracks as part of their two-hour 'rail roko' protest in support of various demands, including justice in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
The protest, which was organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, began at 12.30 pm.
It marked the third anniversary of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in 2021 during a demonstration against the now-repealed three farm laws.
The protesting farmers also demanded a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) on crops, loan waiver, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, and punishment of those responsible for the Lakhimpur Kheri incident among others.
In Amritsar, farmers squatted on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track near the Manawala railway station. Officials said several trains between the two cities had to be diverted.
Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) convener Sarwan Singh Pandher demanded justice in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and accused both the state and the central governments of adopting an indifferent approach towards farmers by not paying heed to their long pending demands.
He said the farmers were demanding the immediate release of pending arrears of sugarcane growers and a guarantee on MSP.
The SKM and the KMM are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' march by farmers to press the government to accept their various demands which include that the Centre should give a legal guarantee for MSP on crops.
The protesting farmers have been staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 when their march was stopped by the security forces.
In Hoshiarpur, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) workers led by their state vice president Gurwinder Singh squatted at the railroad crossing in Mandiala village on the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar rail track.
A passenger train en route to Jalandhar from Hoshiarpur was halted at Nasrala railway station, said officials.
Several members of the Kisan Mazdoor Hitkari Sabha marched from the grain market to the railway station in Bhangala in Jalandhar district, where they staged a 'dharna' on the Jalandhar-Jammu rail section.
Their protest caused a goods train en route to Pathankot to halt at Mukerian railway station.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU