Rail blockades in Punjab result of state government’s ‘inaction’: Javadekar

.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Shri Prakash Javadekar holding a press conference on Cabinet Decisions, in New Delhi on October 21, 2020.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday blamed the Punjab Government’s “inaction” for disruption of rail services in the state due to blockades by farmers and said it was the responsibility of the state to get the obstructions cleared.

He said smooth passage of passenger and goods trains was in the interest of everyone and the Centre was keen that rail traffic got restored soon.

The Union Minister said Punjab’s farmers had sold a record 158 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, which proved they were happy after getting higher MSP for their produce and the misinformation against the new farm laws was “proved wrong”. (AGENCIES)