100 farmers arrested at Thanjavur station for staging 'rail roko' protest

P R Pandian, Ayyakannu and Sundaravimalanathan, presidents of the various farmers associations, participated in the 'rail roko'

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Press Trust of India Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 17 2024 | 5:30 PM IST

Around 100 farmers from different farmers associations were arrested at Thanjavur Railway station on Saturday when they tried to stage a 'rail roko' protest in front of the Cholan Express.

The group was protesting the police action against the farmers' agitation in New Delhi.

P R Pandian, Ayyakannu and Sundaravimalanathan, presidents of the various farmers associations, participated in the 'rail roko'.

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Topics :Railways farmersfarmer protests

First Published: Feb 17 2024 | 5:30 PM IST

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