LIVE: Farmers in Meerut respond to 'rail roko' campaign, capture railway track in Meerut
The ‘rail roko’ has been announced by the protesting farmer unions under the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday which will be staged from 12 PM to 4 PM. While, Railways have deployed 20 additional RSPF companies across the country.
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New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait announced that the farmer groups protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws will be holding a ‘rail roko’ (railway blockade) across the country on Thursday (February 18, 2021). The protest will be staged from 12 PM to 4 PM.
The ‘rail roko’ has been announced by the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmers` unions. Accusing the Centre, Tikait said the government has not been permitting many trains to ply for the last eight months despite the fact that many other curbs were removed after people faced difficulties.
While, Railways have deployed 20 additional RSPF companies across the country. Railways has also set up a control room to monitor the situation. Also, special attention wil be given to these states - Punjab, Haryana, UP and other states.
On the other hand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to poll-bound state of West Bengal, will launch the fifth and final phase of his party’s 'Poriborton Yatra' from the South 24 Parganas district on Thursday. Shah reached Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at around 12:30 am past midnight.
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