November 5 Chakka Jam-Punjab govt issues guidelines to district administration
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Due to the farmers protests against the three Central Agriculture Acts, major organisations has decided to hold an all-India ‘chakka jam’ (road blockade) between 12 noon and 4 pm on November 5,2020.
Over 200 farmer unions from across 22 states have decided to block state and national highways as part of a chakka jam protest on November 5, and follow it up with a Delhi Chalo march on November 26-27.
“Protest against farm laws is not only happening in Punjab and Haryana but in 22 states of India, this movement which started from Punjab has now become a national movement and this is the reason that now nationwide protests will be done,” said Jagmohan Singh Patiala, working committee member of All India Kisan Sangrash Coordination committee (AIKSCC).
“Suspension of goods trains by Centre in Punjab is a vendetta politics which normally is not seen from a government’s end as they are supposed to resolve the issues rather than do revengeful politics. Farmers have no issues over goods trains running in Punjab, but Centre government has given orders to Railways to stop these trains so as to create a divide between traders, businessmen and farmers. We have vacated the tracks for goods trains but are not allowing passenger trains to run on these tracks. However, the business community is being made to think that the farmer is responsible for this” said one of the farm leader.
Keeping this mind Punjab government has issue detailed instructions to all the DC’s, Commissioner of police, SSP’s in the state to remain alert and make necessary arrangements to tackle any untoward incident, if happen, with tactfully.
November 4,2020
