Punjab: Protesting farmers block rail traffic, train movement hit

The movement of several trains was affected across Punjab and parts of Haryana on Thursday after farmers blocked rail traffic as part of their two-hour ‘rail roko’ protest in support of their demands, including justice in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The protesting farmers also demanded a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) on crops, loan waiver, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, and punishment of those responsible for the Lakhimpur Kheri incident among others.