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Farm Bills protest: Rail roko agitation starts in Punjab, train services suspended
1 / 6Farmers in Punjab began their three-day "rail roko" protest against farm Bills on Thursday as the Railways suspended several trains to avoid any untoward incident. (Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
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2 / 6Though Ferozepur and Ambala railway divisions announced cancellation of all trains originating or coming to Punjab, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) along with Kisan Mazdoor Sangh committee went ahead with their 48-hour rail roko at 6 different places in Punjab. In pic: Protest near Amritsar on Thursday. (Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
3 / 6Around 1,000-1,500 farmers sat on tracks at each location. They plan to sleep on the tracks overnight. In pic: Protest in Patiala (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
4 / 6The railroko started about 1 pm on Friday, and will continue till 1 pm on Sunday, said Satnam Singh Pannu, President of Kisan Mazdoor Sangh committee. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
5 / 6As many as 31 farmers' outfits have given a call for a complete shutdown of Punjab on September 25. Farmers in Punjab have expressed apprehension that the farm Bills would pave the way for dismantling the minimum support price system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporates.(Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
6 / 6Dharnas have also been organised by BKU(Dakaunda) at different places in Malwa, Punjab. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
