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States » NorthPosted at: Nov 3 2020 9:04PM


Amarinder to hold dharna at Delhi's Rajghat against suspension of trains

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that he will lead a relay dharna of MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state’s power crisis and critical essential supplies situation amid the Centre’s refusal to allow movement of goods trains.
Capt Amarinder said he wanted to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over the issues but failed to get an appointment.
The chief minister said the suspension of goods trains resulting in complete shut-down of all power plants as well as curtailment of agricultural and vegetables supplies.
He said he had decided to hold a symbolic relay dharna at Rajghat to bring the state’s grim situation to the Centre’s notice. Since Section 144 was in place in Delhi, MLAs will go from Punjab Bhawan to the ‘samadhi’ of the Father of the Nation in batches of four only, he said, adding that he will lead the first batch at 10.30 a.m.
Captain Amarinder reiterated his appeal to MLAs of other Punjab parties to also join the dharnas in the interest of the state.
The Chief Minister said the situation on the ground was grim as the state had run out of coal, urea/DAP and other essential supplies due to the decision of the Railways not to ply goods trains even after the farmers eased their blockade to allow such movement.
With its bid for power purchase not cleared for today, the state was facing extreme power shortage, all agricultural and vegetable supplies had been curtailed, and high loss feeders power supply had been cut, he said, adding that the people of Punjab were staring at a dark festival season.
Further, the continued and inexplicable suspension of the goods trains by the Railways was also having serious consequences for other states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, he pointed out, reiterating his warning of the armed forces becoming sitting ducks for the enemies if they do not get their essential supplies before snow sets in.
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