Hisar: Months-long farmers’ agitation in Jakhal, Fatehabad, over a temporary railway passage ended on Saturday after the district administration ordered its opening around 9am, averting a fresh rail blockade.The decision followed Friday’s protests, during which farmers blocked the tracks after talks failed. They later threatened to resume the blockade if the passage was not opened by 10am on Saturday.Tohana SDM Akash Sharma, Bhuna DSP Nar Singh, Jakhal naib tehsildar Rashvinder Singh and railway officials reached the site around 9.30am to oversee the opening. The SDM said the administration took the farmers’ long-standing grievance seriously and worked out a viable solution to end their daily commute and transport hardships.With the route finally accessible, farmers celebrated by distributing sweets and expressed gratitude to the administration. They said the restored pathway will put an end to their prolonged struggles in taking produce to the mandis.
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