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Agitating Pb Farmers Adversely Hit Function of 25 Trains

Dec. 03 Crime, Economy, Social Cause, Unrest Strikes Comments

(Asr,Pb)Agitating Farmers Adversely Hit Function of 25 Trains in Punjab
Several farmers’ unions squatted on railway tracks in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur districts on Tuesday making various demands including payment of outstanding dues of sugarcane.
The protest hit the operations of 10 to 15 express trains and a dozen passenger trains, affecting 25,000 passengers,
Agitating farmers blocked the railway tracks at several places, affecting train movement at Amritsar-Beas section (Beas-Butari), Amritsar-Tarn Taran section (Tarn Taran-Bhagtanwala), Ferozepur-Fazilka section (Jhok-Guruharsahai) and Ferozepur-Jalandhar section (Makhu-Mallanwala Khas)
In Amritsar, farmers squatted on the railway track at Rayya town near Beas, around 40 kms from Amritsar city. They shouted slogans against the state government for not meeting their demands.
Farmers were agitating for arrears for sugarcane+ registration of cases for stubble burning + withdrawal of the FIRsand Complete waiver of farm loans and pension for growers above 60-years of age.

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