Traffic affected in many states including Delhi, UP and Punjab, protesters stopped trains in Kolkata

Farmers closed India on Monday. Its effect is also starting to come to the fore. Traffic has been affected in many states including Delhi, UP and Punjab due to farmers’ Bharat Bandh. Farmers blocked railway tracks at many places. The highway was also blocked. There have also been reports of traffic jams at many places in Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar. There is heavy traffic jam. Apart from this, many trains have been canceled by the Railways. Due to this people are facing difficulties in commuting.

Protesters stop train in Kolkata
In Kolkata Left Front and CPI(ML) Liberation supporters block a railway track in Kolkata to support farmers’ Bharat Bandh strike against three agrarian reform laws of the central government.

Farmers on railway track in Punjab
Farmers sitting on the railway track have parked their tractors in the middle of the railway crossing near Pathankot Railway Cantt station on the Delhi-Jammu rail route. The Jammu-Jalandhar bypass and the National Highway have also been blocked by erecting huge trolleys at Damtal on the Punjab-Himachal border. Farmers have blocked the Punjab-Jammu-Kashmir National Highway-44, half a kilometer before the Interstate block in Madhopur. On behalf of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan, dharnas are being organized on 16 roads and railway tracks of Sangrur. Patiala Bathinda main road has been blocked.

Railways canceled more than 18 trains
More than 18 trains have been canceled by the Railways due to the farmers’ Bharat Bandh. Trains from Firozpur to Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda and Amritsar to Pathankot-Jalandhar have been cancelled. Apart from this, all trains going from Amritsar to Fazilka have been cancelled.

More than 25 trains affected
Giving information, Northern Railway has said that rail operations are affected in Delhi, Ambala and Ferozepur divisions as farmers are sitting on railway tracks. There is jam at more than 20 places in Delhi division. Around 25 trains have been affected in Ambala and Ferozepur divisions.

Traffic has been affected in Delhi, UP and Punjab due to farmers’ Bharat Bandh. The effect of Bharat Bandh organized by United Kisan Morcha across the country against the three agricultural laws of the Center is visible. Due to the announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ by the United Kisan Morcha today, there is a long line of vehicles on DND in Noida. There is also a long queue of vehicles for several kilometers on the Gurugram highway. Apart from this, farmers completely blocked NH-9 and NH-24 on Ghazipur border. Traffic service on Delhi-Amritsar National Highway has come to a standstill. Due to the Bharat Bandh called by the farmers, there was a long queue of vehicles on the Gurugram-Delhi border early in the morning.