“The Congress should give 10 out of 90 assembly seats to farmers, who were booked and beaten up by police during protests,” the statement cites. 

"When our farmers were not released, we decided to squat on the rail track," Pandher said. 

City Magistrate Vikash Kashyap visited the hospital and reported that the farmer sustained minor facial burns and received immediate medical attention. Kashyap mentioned that Brijpal had a loan-related concern, which authorities promised to resolve, following which he took the step.    

Trains like Shatabdi and Shan-e-Punjab Express headed to Delhi were forced to halt at Ludhiana station due to the sit-in protest.