Protesting farmers launch 'rail roko'
The protesting farmers commenced their ‘rail roko’ andolan on the morning of February 15 in Punjab. The farmers blocked the railway tracks as a part of their protest. (Photo/ Agencies)
Protesters block railway track at several stations
Farmers of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner) began ‘rail roko’ at several locations across Punjab at 12 noon, including railway stations at Mansa, Barnala and Rajpura. (Photo/ Agencies)
Two trains cancelled, six diverted amid rail roko in Punjab
Naveen Kumar, senior divisional commercial manager, Ambala railway division, said that two train have been cancelled in the division, six trains have been diverted to run via Ludhiana-Sahnewal-Chandigarh route and two have been short terminated in view of Rail Roko in Punjab. No Shatabdi or Vande Bharat trains are among those affected, he added. (Photo/ Agencies)
Protest against Police crackdown
Farmers squat on rail tracks from 12 noon to 4 pm in protest against the use of tear gas shells and water cannons by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. (Photo/ Agencies)
Third round of minister-farmers talk in Chandigarh
A team of three Union ministers will hold a meeting again with the farmer leaders over their various demands on Thursday evening in Chandigarh, said farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. (Photo/ Agencies)
First two rounds of talk remained inconclusive
The Centre invited the farmer leaders for holding third round of talks in a week after two such meetings organised on February 8 and 12 remained inconclusive. (Photo/ Agencies)
Talks offered as farmers maintain border vigil
The offer for talks came when protesting farmers were staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana to march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. (Photo/ Agencies)
Farm debt waiver, pension among demand of farmers
The other demands of the protesting farmers include implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pensions for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, withdrawal of police cases, justice for victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act 2013, withdrawal from the World Trade Organization, and compensation for families of deceased farmers from the previous protest. (Photo: Agencies)