Rail Roko: Farmers decided to blockade each district on October 18, 2021, to protest “inaction” against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra, reportedly said on Thursday Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM).
“Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday, protesters will stop trains(Rail Roko) across the country,” Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait said Thursday at a private event in Aligarh, according to a report. appeared in the Times of India.
Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra was arrested last week in connection with the October 3 incident in Lakhimpur Kheri, in which the minister’s convoy reportedly mowed down protesters, killing four farmers. At least four other people died in the clashes that followed.
Farmers want Mishra ditched as Union MoS because they accuse him of “conspiracy”.
Explaining the plan, Tikait said, “Farmers in each district will put up blockades on their nearest rail lines. Minister Mishra was charged with criminal conspiracy, but he was not summoned and he was not asked to step down. Her son was arrested but after long delays. We will not get justice if he stays in office. So unless he’s sacked, we’re going ahead with our roko rail.
According to TOI’s report, preparations for the roko rail protest have already started, but the final details will be decided on Friday, as the protest is scheduled to take place on Monday.
“In Punjab, we have identified 36 points for our blockade. We will ensure that no train from any state goes through these points, ”said Jagmohan Singh, Secretary-General of BKU (Dakaunda) State in Punjab, who is also an active member of the All India Kisan Coordinating Committee. Sangharsh.
Meanwhile, at UP’s Mathura, around 600 people were invited to gather at Raya station and around 400 at Mathura junction to block trains, said Raj Kumar Tomar, BKU district chairman ( Ambavata) in Mathura. He said this was decided at a district-level meeting.
“The police have deployed PACs outside the villages. We think it is with protest in mind.
Harvinder Singh, chairman of BKU’s Uttarakhand youth unit, told ToI: “Our intention is to let the government know that the unrest will continue until the minister is removed from office.
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