Chandigarh: Farmers who are looking for the increase in the price of sugar cane tracks and national highways in Jalandhar on Saturday, have an impact on the movement of trains and vehicle traffic.
According to Ferozepur division train officials, as many as 50 trains have been canceled, while 54 has been transferred or stopped short.
Farmers’ scores on Friday launched agitation for unlimited periods to suppress the Punjab government to accept their demands related to sugar cane contributions and the increase in sugar cane.
On Saturday, they refused to lift the blockade until their demands were fulfilled.
However, emergency vehicles have been allowed to ply, he added.
The protesters have blocked the stretch of Jalan Highway National Jalandhar near the village of Dhanowali District Jalandhar.
The blockade affects traffic to and from Jalandhar, Amritsar and Pathankot, although administration divert traffic through several alternative routes.
The farmer who sits in Jalandhar-Chaheru has blocked Ludhiana-Amritsar and Track Train Ludhiana-Jammu in Jalandhar, which affected several trains, including Amritsar-New Delhi (02030) and Amritsar-New Delhi-e-Punjab (04068)).
They demanded that the Punjab government raise the price (sap) of the state (sap) sugar cane and clear arrears with the tone of Rs 200-250 Crore.