Punjab: Farmers squat on railway track at Shambhu demanding release fellow protesters

CHANDIGARH: Protesters from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, representing farmers, staged a sit-in on a railway track near the Punjab-Haryana border in Patiala district on Wednesday. The demonstration was organized to demand the release of three farmers who had been taken into custody by Haryana Police. As a result of the blockade at Shambhu Railway Station, several trains were rerouted, according to railway officials.

Sarwan Singh Pandher, a leader of the KMM, stated that the Haryana administration had assured them that the detained farmers would be released by April 16.


"When our farmers were not released, we decided to squat on the rail track," Pandher said.

Three farmers, including Navdeep Singh, were arrested during the ongoing farmers' stir.

Farmers participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' march, led by the SKM (Non-Political) and the KMM, managed to bypass barricades set up by the Punjab Police and staged a sit-in on the rail track. The protesters are demanding that the government meet their requirements, primarily focusing on the Centre providing a 'legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.'

Since February 13, when their march was halted by security forces, the farmers have been holding their ground at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana. The protesters remain resolute in their stance, urging the government to address their concerns and ensure a secure future for the agricultural sector.

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