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Farmers and workplace labourers nether the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) blocked railway tracks astatine a fewer locations successful Punjab for a mates of hours connected Friday (December 5, 2025) arsenic portion of their ‘symbolic obstruction roko’ agitation.
The protestation was held to property for the withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025, with the Centre accused of showing indifference to their concerns.
“We privation the Centre to retreat the amendments to the Electricity Act, which volition lone harm the agriculture assemblage and bring further fiscal distress to farmers. Besides, the State authorities is making attempts to merchantability authorities lands done antithetic ways, which we volition ne'er judge and would ne'er fto it happen. The authorities authorities should not marque immoderate determination that is against the involvement of Punjab and Punjabis,” said Senior husbandman person Sarwan Singh Pandher.
Mr. Pandher alleged that respective husbandman leaders were detained by the constabulary up of the protest. “Despite the State government’s attempts to disrupt our agitation, farmers and workplace labourers came retired successful ample numbers and sat connected railway tracks betwixt 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to property for their demands,” helium added.
Warning of an escalation, helium said that if their demands remained ignored, the agitation would intensify. “On December 10, we volition region pre-paid astute meters arsenic a people of protest,” helium added.
