The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) of Punjab, which had organised a rail roko protest at Devidas Pura railway station on the Amritsar-Delhi route, called off the protest by noon. They had blocked the tracks from midnight to 7 am and then held a rally at an open ground.

The protest ended because of the heightened security situation at the Indo-Pak border. After Operation Sindoor, Indian security forces targeted terror infrastructure within Pakistan and PoK.

"Considering the national situation, we have lifted our dharna from both the tracks and the rally ground. We have decided not to hold any protest dharnas for the time being. We fully support the Indian Army in the national interest, as many of our sons serve in the forces. We deeply respect the slogan 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan'," said Sarwan Singh Pandher, coordinator of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and KMSC. He added that while the protests are being called off, the farmers' core issues remain unresolved and will be raised at the appropriate time.

The protest, planned weeks in advance, aimed to resist police repression and land grabs under the Bharatmala Project. Farmer union leaders accused the Punjab government of turning the state into a "police state," citing arrests and crackdowns on farmers opposing land takeovers.

Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan, general secretary of BKU (Ugrahan), Punjab’s largest farmer union, also stated that the union had no immediate plans for further protests. "Considering the ongoing border tensions, we will assess the situation before deciding on any future programmes," he said.

This decision comes as a relief to the Punjab government, which has faced increasing pressure from repeated farmer protests. The state police conducted a major crackdown between May 4 and 6 to prevent protestors from reaching Shambhu police station on May 6 and the railway tracks on May 7.

KMSC state president Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra and general secretary Rana Ranbir Singh confirmed that several farmers faced police action on the night of May 6-7 due to the rail roko call.

According to Pandher, hundreds of farmers, farm labourers, and women gathered at Devidas Pura in Amritsar district on the evening of May 6. Although they sat near the tracks, train movement was still affected. At around 2 am, the deputy inspector general (border range) and senior superintendent of police, Amritsar, arrived at the site.

Following late-night discussions with senior police officials, farmer leaders decided to withdraw, citing the "sensitive national situation." The administration assured that compensation for land acquired under the Bharatmala Project would be paid within 45 days, no construction would take place on disputed land until compensation was paid, and all detained farmers, labourers, and leaders would be released unconditionally.

The union stated that it would escalate its agitation if the farmers' demands were not met and repression continued, but emphasised that the May 7 protest was scaled back for national interest.

Pandher, along with leaders Jarmanpreet Singh Bandala and Savinder Singh, condemned the Bhagwant Mann-led state government for the police crackdown on farmers at border protest sites on March 19 and 20. Following these incidents and alleged thefts, farmers had planned to gherao the Shambhu police station on May 6. However, the police preemptively detained many protestors travelling from various districts.

Meanwhile, Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar welcomed the action by Indian defence forces and appealed to all unions to suspend their agitations in the interest of national unity. "India’s defence forces have once again struck a decisive blow against terrorism. In light of these extraordinary circumstances, I request all protesting groups to put their activities on hold for now," he tweeted.