Rail Roko

He added that as part of the protest, hundreds of farmers will sit on railway tracks at several places

The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday. The agitation has hit the movement of trains, with many being cancelled, short-terminated or diverted, railway officials said. The farmers have been blockading railway tracks at several places in Faridkot, Samrala, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Patiala, Ferozepur, Bathinda and Amritsar since Thursday as part of their three-day agitation. The protest has left hundreds of rail passengers stranded in Punjab and Haryana. A railway passenger at Ludhiana station said he arrived from Jalandhar City by road to take a train to Gorakhpur but there is no information on when it will arrive. Another passenger at the station said the agitation forced the cancellation of a train from Amritsar in which 12 of his family members were supposed to travel to Bihar. They later learned

Due to the protest, several trains on the Ambala-Shri Ganganagar route were cancelled on Thursday

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday claimed that their leaders were detained and arrested at several places during their six-hour 'rail roko' protest

SKM has put out a call to stop rail traffic for six hours on Oct 18, between 10 am and 4 pm

The All India Kisan Sabha claimed the agitation received "massive response across the country".

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Thursday said the Centre will have to repeal the legislations as "anger among farmers is intensifying" in the country.

The All India Kisan Sabha claimed the agitation received "massive response across the country". Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

According to a senior police officer, additional staff has been deployed at several points near railway tracks and patrolling has also been increased

In a statement, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the protest, also said toll collection will not be allowed in Rajasthan from February 12 as part of their week-long protest strategy

Farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, have been staging a sit-in on the rail track in Punjab since last Wednesday

Twenty trains have been partially cancelled and five short terminated till September 26 as protesters blocked rail tracks at various places, including Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa

While GCPA activists have been squatting on the tracks for the third day, Adivasi National Convention Committee members began a five-hour railway blockade