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Rail Roko by Farmers: Police personnel deployed at Delhi’s Nangloi railway station

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that ‘rail roko’, will be peaceful and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to the protest.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that ‘rail roko’, the blockade of trains as part of protests against farm laws, will be done in a peaceful manner and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to the protest. He also stated that he will not join politics as he considers it “a big disease”.

“Rail roko protest will begin at 12 pm and go on till 3-4 pm. Trains are not plying anyway. It’ll be done peacefully. We’ll provide water, milk, lassi and fruits to people who are stranded. We will inform them about our issues,” he said. “Today we have two rallies in Hisar and I am going there. I am going to a rally in Mumbai tomorrow. We will hold rallies all over the country. Farmers are suffering everywhere. The only way to get rid of the problems is to give legal backing to MSP,” he said.

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Meanwhile, Delhi Metro rail corporation (DMRC) has given an update that entry and exit gates for Tikri border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Bahadurgarh City and Brig. Hoshiar Singh have been closed. Police personnel have been deployed at Delhi’s Nangloi railway station.

Mathura-Agra Highway also saw a heavy deployment of the Police force.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that ‘rail roko’, will be peaceful and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to the protest.

After the tractor rally and ‘chakka jaam’, ‘rail roko’ is the next major protest by the farmers against the three farm laws.
Farmers have been protesting at the different borders of the national capital since November last year, against the three newly enacted farm laws – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.