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Farmers block rail traffic for 3 hrs

TARN TARAN: Farmers, under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, on Thursday protested at the Patti railways station, 25 km from here, and blocked trains for three hours.

Farmers block rail traffic for 3 hrs

Farmers protest against the state government’s stubble management drive in Patti. Tribune photo



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Tarn Taran, October 18

Farmers, under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, on Thursday protested at the Patti railways station, 25 km from here, and blocked trains for three hours. They were protesting against the government’s “high-handed” approach to stubble burning.

Farmer leader Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra condemned the state as well as the Central government for their ‘anti-farmer’ policies.

Commuters faced harassment as they kept waiting for hours at the railway station.

The speakers demanded withdrawal of the action taken against the farmers for burning stubble. The leaders demanded compensation for the management of paddy straw.

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