Protests have affected the movement of 380 trains in the past three days (representative)

Ambala:

A total of 54 trains were canceled on the Ambala-Amritsar line on Saturday as farmers squatted on the tracks at Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district for the fourth consecutive day, officials said.

Protesters have been demanding the release of three farmers arrested by Haryana police during the ongoing unrest.

Railway officials said as many as 54 trains were canceled on Saturday due to farmers’ protest.

They added that the protests had affected the operation of 380 trains in the past three days, causing inconvenience to passengers.

The farmers have been protesting under the banners of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (apolitical) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) at Shambhu in Patiala district.

They squatted on the railway tracks on the Ambala-Ludhiana-Amritsar route in Shambhu near the Punjab-Haryana border on Wednesday and began their protest demanding the release of the arrested farmers.

Farmer leader Sawan Singh Pandel said the protests will continue until the three farmers are released.

SKM (apolitical) and KMM are spearheading farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to force the government to accept their demands, including legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

The farmers have been staying at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since security forces blocked their march on February 13.

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