Farmers to consider Punjab CM's appeal for easing 'rail roko' stir

 Farmers' bodies will discuss on Wednesday Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's appeal for relaxing ir ongoing 'rail roko' agitation to allow movements of goods trains in larger interest of state.Representatives of 31 farmers' organisations, which have been holding state-wide protests against new farm laws, will hold a meeting here.

“We will consider CM’s appeal in meeting tomorrow,” Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal said on Tuesday.

chief minister h on Monday urged protesting farmers to ease ir rail blocke to ensure that state can meet its critical needs.Amarinder Singh h said due to prolonged blocke of goods trains, situation at Punjab's coal plants was critical and y were left with only five to six days of coal.

He h furr said with t a single fertilizer rake entering Punjab for past one week, re could be a severe short of fertilizer for use by farmers sowing wheat crop.Different farmers' bodies h stepped up ir agitation by resorting to blocking rail tracks for an indefinite period from October 1 in state to protest new farm laws.

Farmers under banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, however, have been squatting at rail tracks in Amritsar and Ferozepur since September 24. At present, farmers continue to block rail tracks at 33 places in state. Besides, y have also std sit-ins outside several petrol pumps, toll plazas, and shopping malls.y have also ben staging 'dharnas' outside houses of some BJP leers.

Farmers said y would continue ir agitation till ir demand for revocation of farm laws is t accepted.Farmers have expressed apprehension that Centre's farm reform laws would pave way for dismantling of minimum support price system, leaving m at "mercy" of big corporates.

President Ram Nath Kovind h given assent to three contentious laws -- Farmers' Produce Tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020. 

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