Farmers' Protest Hits Train Movement, National Highway In Punjab's Jalandhar

Farmers sitting on the Jalandhar-Chaheru section have blocked the Ludhiana-Amritsar and the Ludhiana-Jammu rail tracks in Jalandhar, affecting several trains, including the Amritsar-New Delhi (02030) and the Amritsar-New Delhi Shane-e-Punjab (04068).

Farmers seeking hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Jalandhar today, impacting movement of trains and vehicular traffic. According to railway officials of Ferozepur division, as many as 50 trains have been cancelled, while 54 have either been diverted or short-terminated. Scores of farmers had on Friday launched an agitation for an indefinite period to press the Punjab government to accept their demands related to pending dues of sugarcane and hike in cane prices. They refused today to lift the blockade till their demands were met.