It will be for three hours starting from noon…
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher called for a three-hour 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab. The protest will start at noon. He appealed to the people of Punjab to join the protest.
Mr. Pandher told news agency ANI, "Tomorrow we will conduct Rail Roko in Punjab; I urge everyone to stop railways from 12 to 3 PM."
Further appealing to everyone to support farmers' protests, he said, "Support farmers' protests as much as possible... The Punjabis need to join hands."
He accused the central government of not resolving the issue.
"All unions are trying to protest uniformly...Our protest is not against the state government," the farmer leader added.
Mr. Pandher said that Dallewal's health condition of Jagjit Singh Dallewal is critical.
"Dallewal's condition is critical; if anything happens, then the central government will be responsible for it," Mr. Pandher cautioned.
Reportedly, this is the 309th day of the ongoing farmer protests.
"There is pressure from 140 crore Indians, 3 crore Punjabis, and 2.5 crore Haryanvis on the Modi government... We have 12 demands," he stated.
"The singer of Punjab made this issue a people's movement," he added.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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