Farmers from the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Chaduni) faction in Jagadhri, Haryana, blocked a railway track at Mustafabad station on January 2, 2023, demanding a stop for train number 14521-22 Ambala-Delhi Intercity. They were joined by women, children, and locals, and held a four-hour protest against the government's lack of action on...
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the matter. Three freight trains and one passenger train were delayed by over three hours. The protest ended when the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Ambala, Hanumana Prasad, promised to implement the stop within a month and assured that no cases would be filed against any farmer or villager related to the track blockage. The farmers had earlier staged a protest at the station's main gate for two hours, demanding the presence of the DRM. Their demands were ignored, forcing them to block the railway track. The farmers and locals have been demanding a stop for the Ambala-Delhi Intercity for four years. The farmers highlighted that after stopping passenger trains due to the pandemic, the government converted them into express trains and charged four times the original fare, leaving the villagers without any affordable transport. They also emphasized that the DRM had promised to reinstate the stop during a meeting on November 30, 2022, but failed to do so. Several prominent leaders from various political parties, including former MLA Shyam Singh Rana's son, Nepal Rana, and Congress MLA Dr. B.L. Saini's son, Vishal Saini, participated in the protest. Vishal Saini criticized the government for charging mail train fares for passenger services with limited facilities. Trains were held at Sarsa, Pilkhni, Kesri, and Dukheri due to the protest.