JAIPUR: Rail traffic on the
Ambala division
of the Northern Railway has been affected due to the ongoing farmers' protest, according to an official. Captain Shashi Kiran, the chief public relations officer of North Western Railway, stated that the
farmers' protest
has impacted the following
rail services
:
Cancelled Rail Services (from the originating station):
Train number 04753, Bathinda-Shri Ganganagar service, will be cancelled on February 15.
Train number 04756, Shri Ganganagar-Bathinda service, will be cancelled on February 15.
Partially Cancelled Rail Services (from the originating station):
Train number 14736, Ambala-Shri Ganganagar service, which was supposed to depart from Ambala on February 15, will only run up to Bathinda, meaning it will be cancelled between Bathinda and Shri Ganganagar.
Train number 14735, Shri Ganganagar-Ambala service, will depart from Bathinda on February 15, meaning it will be cancelled between Shri Ganganagar and Bathinda.
Route Altered Rail Service: Train number 19612, Amritsar-Ajmer Express, will be operated via a changed route through Tarn Taran Jn.-Beas on February 15, 2024.
Meanwhile, the farmers from Punjab, who are participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' march against the central government, have entered their third day of protest.
A meeting between the farmer unions and the central government is scheduled for today at 5pm to discuss the issues.
The farmers have presented 12 demands to the central government, which include better crop prices, enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for all crops, complete debt waiver, and a pension scheme for farmers and farm labourers.
The protest has been organized by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, led by farmer union leaders Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher.
(With inputs from ANI)
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