Migrants hurl stones at cops as Bihar-bound train cancelled
Protesters blocked the Jalandhar-panipat national highway; police had to use mild lathicharge to disperse the crowd
FATEHGARH SAHIB: Migrant labourers staged a protest and pelted stones at police personnel in Mandi Gobindgarh after a Biharbound train was cancelled on Monday morning.
Hundreds of labourers had gathered in the fields of Khalsa Senior Secondary School in Mandi Gobindgarh where they were provided temporary shelter. however, upon learning about the cancellation, the migrant labourers blocked the main Jalandhar-panipat national highway. The labourers also attacked the police party and pelted stones at him. Police had to use mild lathicharge to disperse the protestors. Senior civil and police officials rushed to the spot to control the situation. Sub-divisional magistrate Anand Sagar Sharma said, “We are coordinating with railways to arrange another train for the labourers so they can return at the earliest.”