Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) farmer cell activists thronged at 10 Railway stations across the State during the ‘Rail Roko’ demanding financial security and stability for farmers on Friday. Activists at all the divisional headquarters staged protest and were arrested later.
Headed by the National Secretary of the cell Arvind Bhadoria and State President of the cell Pankaj Joshi several Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) farmer cell activists were arrested during the protest. During the protest Kushinagar express train was halted by the protestors. Demanding to strengthen the financial security of the farmers the activists were demanding addition of 50 percent dividend to the Minimum Support price and subsidies in the input by the farmers.
Among the other demands pension like systems should be devised of for the elderly farmers. The farmers across the country are facing a difficult situation and require a bail out from the current tough conditions. Among other areas at Ujjain junction protestors stopped Malwa express train where several protestors were held by the police. State President of the BJP farmer cell Bansilal Gurjar told that due to the clever and exceptional leadership by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan interest free loans, bonus on wheat and several pro-farmer schemes have benefitted the farmers.
At Rewa Railway station around 2,500 activists staged protest and appealed the farmers to join the protest and raise voice for their demands. In Rewa, Rewa Shuttle was stopped which was delayed by around 2 hours. Same scenes were witnessed in Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Sagar and Shahdol divisions. Major junction of Bhopal division Itarsi railway station also witnessed stormy scenes and around 500 activists were arrested. In Shahdol division around 2000 activists protested and faced stiff opposition by the security forces due to which few of the activists sustain injuries. Palpur station of Sagar division witnessed several activists staging protest.