KMSC extends ‘rail roko’ protest by three more days

Amritsar, September 28

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The farmers will extend the railway blockade by three more days, this was announced by Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC). Now, the protest will continue till October 2.

To mark the birth anniversary of Shahid Bhagat Singh, agitating farmers wore kesari-coloured turbans and joined the railway blockade at the Amritsar-Delhi railway line at Devidas Pura village, situated on the outskirts of the city. No rail movement took place in the district today.

They raised slogans against the Narendra Modi led government. Even as some farmer organisations have been lifting their agitations in different parts of the state, the KMSC wished to continue the stir until the issue reaches a logical conclusion.

Addressing the media, Pandher said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was following the policies of the corporate houses and favouring them at the cost of farmers. He lambasted the ‘anti-farmer’ and ‘pro-corporate’ policies of the government. He hoped that the agitation would soon take a pan-India shape, which will change the discourse of the national politics. He asked Haryana leader Dushayant Chautala to sever ties with the BJP. — TNS