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25 trains cancelled, 7 diverted over farmers' protests in Punjab

The farmers are staging a protest to press for various demands, including the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.

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Published : Mar 6, 2019, 8:05 AM IST

Amritsar: At least 25 trains were cancelled and seven others diverted on Tuesday as protesting farmers blocked railway tracks in Punjab's Amritsar, a Northern Railways statement said.

The agitation has left several passengers moving to and from Amritsar stranded.

The farmers are staging a protest to press for various demands, including the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.

Two trains - the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express and the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-E-Punjab Express - were short-terminated in Jalandhar City and Beas town respectively.

The trains which were cancelled include the New Delhi-Jalandhar Intercity Express, Amritsar-Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express, Haridwar-Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express, Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express and the Nangaldam-Amritsar Express.

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Amritsar: At least 25 trains were cancelled and seven others diverted on Tuesday as protesting farmers blocked railway tracks in Punjab's Amritsar, a Northern Railways statement said.

The agitation has left several passengers moving to and from Amritsar stranded.

The farmers are staging a protest to press for various demands, including the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.

Two trains - the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express and the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-E-Punjab Express - were short-terminated in Jalandhar City and Beas town respectively.

The trains which were cancelled include the New Delhi-Jalandhar Intercity Express, Amritsar-Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express, Haridwar-Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express, Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express and the Nangaldam-Amritsar Express.

READ:2 held with a pistol in Jammu


Amritsar (Punjab), Mar 05 (ANI): Farmers protest continues for the second day by blocking the Railway track demanding implementation of the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission report among other demands. Thousands of farmers, labourers and women protested against Government and blocked the Amritsar to Delhi rail line. One of the protestors said, "The protest is for implementation of Swaminathan Commission report according to which prices of all the crops should be given and buying of all the crops in Punjab. The government should give us assurance to meet all our demands and we will leave the tracks. Vikas Heera SDM said, "All the demands of the protestors have been delivered to the Top officials, therefore they are requested to leave the tracks due to which people are facing troubles".
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