The farmers' four hour rail roko protest to mark theiragitation against the contentious farm laws enacted by the union government istoday. 20 additional companies of Railway Protection Special Force have beendeployed in the wake of Rail Roko by the farmers today.
The special focus will be on Punjab, Haryana, UttarPradesh and West Bengal.
Arun Kumar, the Director General of Railway ProtectionForce had appealed for peace. The umbrella body of the farmers protestingacross the borders in Delhi, Samyukta Kisan Morcha had said that the rail roko protestwould be held across India from 12 PM to 4 PM.
The authorities have deciphered that there are 80 trainsthat will run through sensitive areas. Most of these trains would have crossedfrom these areas by 12 PM.
Meanwhile the Railway unions had earlier supported thefarmers' protest but they have pulled their support out from the rail rokoagitation.