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Farmers of Punjab are going to block the railway tracks for three hours today. Farmers’ organizations are going to protest against the Chief Minister of the state Bhagwant Mann and the central government. His protest is against the amendment made in the Common Village Land Act 1961 for “Mushtarka Malkan” lands. In Amritsar, farmers will gather at Valla Phatak and sit on the track. Due to which about two dozen vehicles are going to be affected.
The farmers allege that by amending it, the government can give land to private big houses in the coming time. Sarwan Singh Pandher, leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, informed that they would start gathering near Valla Phatak at around 10 am. After which the farmers will sit on the railway track at 12 o’clock and will protest against the state and central governments till about 3 o’clock. Sarwan Singh Pandher said that earlier the anger of the farmers was only against the Centre, but now the Punjab government is also following the same path. The government has amended the Common Village Land Act 1961. Under this, preparations are on to give the ownership of “Mushtarka Malkan” land to the Panchayat.
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The farmers allege that the panchayats in the villages are formed by those whose government is in the state. In such a situation, if the Panchayats will get the right of “Mushtarka Malkan” land, then they will directly start doing their own free will. It is clear that the governments will snatch them from the farmers of the village and give them to big families, but this farmer will never approve.
Farmers also against amendment in Electricity Allocation Act
Farmers are also protesting against the amendment made in the Electricity Allocation Act. Farmers say that the central government is going to give power allocation in private hands. Gradually, the facilities available to the farmers will also be taken away. Not only this, the power allocation rights are in the hands of the state government, but the central government is trying to take away this right from them.
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Main trains like Shan-e-Punjab, New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi, Mumbai Amritsar, Jammu Tawi, Sachkhand Sahib etc. are going to be affected due to stoppage of farmers’ trains. According to the information received from the Railway Department, about 28 trains are going to make a difference due to the farmers sitting on the track.