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Farmers’ union members block railway tracks for 45 minutes in Ludhiana
Move comes after they were pulled up by Railway Protection Force authorities for allegedly occupying seats without proper tickets in air-conditioned coaches on the Jammu Tawi -Tata Nagar Express
Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) blocked railway tracks at Ludhiana Railway Station for 45 minutes on Saturday night after they were pulled up by Railway Protection Force (RPF) authorities for allegedly occupying seats without proper tickets in air-conditioned coaches on the Jammu Tawi -Tata Nagar Express.
The train had stopped at Ludhiana Railway Station at 11.15 pm and remained stalled till around 12 am due to the protest.
After receiving complaints from other passengers regarding seats being occupied illegally, RPF personnel started deboarding the farmers from the train in Ludhiana, triggering the protest.
The farmers’ union members were on their way to attend an event at the Singhu Border in memory of farmers who had lost their lives during the protest against the farm laws.
The protest was lifted after consistent efforts by railway authorities to assuage the protestors, said a railway official.
RPF has registered a case against unidentified persons under section 174-A (obstructing running of trains by squatting) of the Railways Act. Rajnish Tripathi, senior divisional security commissioner, RPF, said that the protestors will be identified and a charge sheet will be prepared.
