INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Trains continued to remain suspended in Punjab in the wake of the farmers' stir
(Photo: Prabhjot Singh Gambhir)Farmers in Punjab continued their 'rail roko' agitation against the contentious farmer bills for the fifth
consecutive day on Monday
The protesting farmers announced that the protest against the three farm bills passed by parliament recently will be extended till October
2.Under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, farmers have been squatting on rail tracks since September 24.The committee's
president Satnam Singh Pannu said they have decided to intensify their protest against the Centre and the farmers will continue to block
rail tracks at Tanda, Mukerian, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ferozepur till October 2.Photo: Prabhjot Singh gillThe protesters raised slogans
against the Union government and demanded rollback of the "anti-farmer" laws.Meanwhile, trains continued to remain suspended in Punjab in
the wake of the farmers' stir.President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave his assent to the three contentious farm bills -- Farmer's Produce
Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm
Services Bill, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 -- amid the growing chorus against them.Photo: Prabhjot Singh
GambhirPresident Kovind's assent came a day after ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) oldest ally, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), quit the NDA
Akali Dal quit the NDA on Saturday, a week after it walked out of the Narendra Modi government.
