Overview
- Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu confirmed the approval on Wednesday in a video message posted on X.
- He said the demand had been pressed by AAP MPs Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and Rajinder Gupta along with BJP leader Kewal Singh Dhillon.
- Officials framed the new halt as serving Barnala as well as nearby districts including Malerkotla, Sangrur and Mansa.
- Hayer had warned of a protest if the stop was not in place by December 1 and said he raised the issue in Parliament three times.
- Coverage cast the decision as politically significant for Punjab’s Malwa region ahead of the state’s 2027 Assembly elections.