Hoshiarpur, Sep 29 (Agency) Azad Kisan Committee, Doaba, activists continued their dharna at the Hoshiarpur railway station in Punjab for the second day on Friday demanding the Central government enact a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various agricultural crops to safeguard farmers from price fluctuations. Their demands also include waiver of farmers’ debts, cancellation of all police cases registered against peasants, compensation for the families of those who sacrificed their lives during the farmers’ agitation against the three contentious central farm laws in 2020-21, and aid for flood victims.
The farmers, who began the sit-in on the platform inside the railway station on Thursday afternoon, continued the agitation through the night. State President of Azad Kisan Committee Doaba, Harpal Singh Sangha, said their agitation against the Centre would continue till September 30. If their demands are not met by that time, the next course of action will be decided by the joint forum. According to railway officials, the journey of Train No. 14012 Hoshiarpur-Agra Cantt Express, which was scheduled to depart at 2225 hrs Thursday night, was terminated due to the agitation.