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Agriculture
Punjab Farmers' Union Issues 12-hr Deadline for Rail Blockade, Mobilizes Protest
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 11:15 AM
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Punjab's Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Punjab chapter announced a rail blockade protest, giving the government a deadline until 12 pm. Farmers are gathering to enforce the strike.
Today, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Punjab chapter announced a rail blockade protest, demanding action on farmers’ grievances. The union set a deadline until 12 pm for the government to respond. If the demands are not met, the blockade will commence as scheduled. Farmers across Punjab have begun mobilizing, gathering at key railway junctions to prepare for the strike. The rail blockade could disrupt freight and passenger services across the state, raising concerns among railway authorities.