18 trains were cancelled in North West Railways in Rajasthan amid the farmers’ protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The farmers are demanding the resgnation of Union Ministers allegedly involved in the case- Ajay Misra Teni, affected the services in Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Ganganagar and Churu districts.
As per NW Railways Chief Public Relations Officer Col Shashi Kiran, “Farmers sat on tracks in different districts, land blocked zones under Bhivani-Rewadi, Sirsa-Rewadi, Loharu-Hisar, Suratgarh-Bathinda, Hanumangarh-Sadarlpur and Shriganganagar-Rewadi rail blocks too.”
One train on Phulera-Rewadi line was also suspended.
However, farmers along with women and youths sat at the entrance of the station and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
