Rail Roko stir affects railway services in Haryana as farmers block several routes

Farmers in Haryana blocked railway routes in reaction to a nation-wide ‘Rail Roko’ call by farmers’ unions and the impact of the agitation held under the banner of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, was seen and reported at a large scale across the state as most of the railway tracks were blocked by the farmers demanding the arrest of Ajay Mishra.

The farmers sitting on the agitation blocked several prominent rail tracks which led to increased problems for the government. To some extent, blocking railway tracks affected the commuters, although, the concerned authorities issued advisory for people to avoid the usage of the railway until the agitation doesn’t come to an end on Monday. In view of the protest, the state government as the policeman department along with other administrative officials had ensured proper arrangements to maintain law and order and avoid any kind of nuisance if it takes place. Several railway tracks that connect the state from other parts of the country, including Rohtak-Delhi, Delhi-Chandigarh, Ambala to Amritsar were blocked. In continuation to this, Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi stopped at Ambala Cantt in view of the farmers’ agitation. It came out that in these series, railway services remained obstructed on the Bhiwani-Delhi track near Kaluwas villages, Bahadurgarh, Sonipat. Apart from this, the railway tracks were blocked in many other districts including Panipat, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Hisar, Rohtak, Jind, Fatehabad, Sirsa and Bhiwani etc. Farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh and Delhi- Amritsar routes. Besides, several trains were cancelled and as per sources of the northern railway, nearly 50 trains along with its properties were affected by the protest as the farmers continued to sit on tracks. To avoid any kind of violence or annoyance, the government had deployed force so that no such incident took place and to ensure the same, the higher authority was in constant touch with the police and administrative officials.