Farmers agitating over the three agricultural laws enacted by Parliament recently continued their ''rail roko'' stir on Tuesday for the sixth day and decided to extend it for an indefinite period. The farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee have been squatting on rail tracks at various places in the state since September 24. They said they have decided to intensify their protest against the Centre and will continue to block rail tracks at Tanda, Mukerian, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ferozepur. The protesters are demanding the rollback of the three “anti-farmer” legislation. The train service, meanwhile, continued to remain suspended in Punjab amid the farmers'' stir.
Under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, the farmers on Tuesday also unanimously resolved to boycott some private companies, alleging that the Centre''s farm bills were intended to benefit some private players. State general secretary of the committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher, dubbed the farm laws as “anti-farmers” and said the private firms will exploit farmers.
