Ahead of Thursday's ‘rail roko’, farmers at Tikri border finalise strategy

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, February 17

Protesting farmers at Tikri border after discussion with locals on Wednesday finalised their strategy for Thursday’s ‘Rail Roko’ protest even as the district administration appointed 11 duty magistrates at different railway stations and other places of the district to maintain law and order.

The Government Railway Police at Bahadurgarh also beefed up the security arrangement on the Rohtak-Delhi track. Even, local police too deputed extra personnel nearby the railway tracks in view of the call of ‘Rail Roko’ call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha against three farm laws.

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As per information, Deputy Commissioner Jitender Dahiya has appointed the Duty Magistrate for Bahadurgarh, Asauda, Dighal, Jhajjar, Jharli and Machhrauli railway stations where farmers could come to stop the trains. Besides them, duty magistrates have also been appointed for Jhajjar city, Beri sub-division, Line Par locality in Bahadurgarh and Dujana villages.

“No one will be allowed to take law into their hands hence security has been beefed up near the rail track while local police authorities have also deputed extra police force. Action will be taken against those found committing any crime,” said Hoshiar Singh, incharge, GRP station, Bahadurgarh town, adding that four trains run on the Rohtak-Delhi track between 12 pm to 4 pm daily.

Significantly, the farmers were keeping the strategy secret to give the authorities a slip.

Meanwhile, Rajender Arya Dadupur, national president, Bhartiya Kisan Majdoor Naujawan Union, has appealed to the people to avoid travel by train on Thursday to express their solidarity with the farmers’ demands.

Inderjit Singh, vice president, Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha, claimed the Rail Roko protest would be successful as the people stand with the farmers and they in a large number would assemble at various points in favour of the farmers to stop the trains on Thursday.