Farmers in Punjab continued their “rail roko” (block the trains) agitation in many parts of Punjab on Saturday, protesting against the farm bills passed in Parliament last week, PTI reported. The movement of trains in the state remained suspended due to the agitation. At least 28 passenger trains were cancelled.
Sarwan Singh Pandher, state secretary of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti, had translated the bills into Punjabi for the farmers. He said that Opposition parties had not been instigating them, as alleged by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre, NDTV reported.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is blaming the opposition for instigating us,” Pandher said. “This is not correct. We have read the ordinances. The corporates have pushed PM Modi to introduce these changes. We are getting support from farmers across the country; this is a very big people’s…