RailEnquiry

Amritsar;
The sudden blockade of rail traffic on the Amritsar-Delhi railway line by farmers to protest against registration of a "false case" against their leaders pertaining to the mysterious death of ASI Kulbir Singh in Tarn Taran delayed the arrival and departure of many trains today.Various farmer organisations under the patronage of the Kisan Sangarsh Committee (KSC) blocked the railway lines at the Jandiala Guru Railway Station, about 20 km from Amritsar, at about 4 pm. As the Tarn Taran railway line does not have the facility of power, diesel engines were pressed in to cover up for the loss, which increased the cost of travel.Ferozepur Division Railway Manager Naresh Chander Goel said five trains were routed through the Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Goindwal Sahib route to reach Beas.KSC leader Satnam Singh Pannu said various farmer organisations, including the Bharitya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugraha) and the Kirti Kisan Union, had extended their support for the agitation. He said following the death of ASI Kulbir Singh on March 6, the police had registered an FIR against their 44 leaders. Of these, 11 had been locked up in the jail, he said.