One of the protesting students said that, since last four years, there hasn’t been any recruitment in railway and 10 students even had committed suicide.
On the busy Tuesday, the Mumbaikars had to face a lot of difficulties as the local train services were hit due to protesting students. As of now, the students have called off the protest and railway services are expected to return to normalcy in next one hour.
The lifeline of Mumbai-local trains came to a halt after students started protesting demanding the assurance of jobs in Railways. They started protesting on the railway tracks between the Dadar and Matunga station. This affected the train service on Central lines causing disruption in transport between the Matunga and CSMT.
According to railway officials, the students began protesting at around 7 AM in the morning. As soon as the news spread, the police rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control. The protestors also demanded to meet Railway minister Piyush Goyal.
Train services on affected between Dadar & Matunga due to some agitation. pic.twitter.com/UTeOUVtmcC
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Railway Apprentice Agitation, I just spoke to Mr @PiyushGoyal.He assured discussion with andolan karta. justice b given to all including Apprentice.Separate 20% quota & spcl exam for Apprentice. I appeal the AndolanKarta to withdraw RailRoko & come for discussion: Kirit Somaiya pic.twitter.com/qxUyffTKMe
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The students who were protesting sought a job assurance from the rail department. One of the protesting students told the reporters that they were unhappy about the procrastination in filling the vacant posts in Railway. He said, “Since last four years, there hasn’t been any recruitment. We are struggling and going from office to office. 10 students even have committed suicide.” “We can’t let this continue in this way,” he added.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil confirmed that the party is supporting the protesting students. On the other hand, local MNS workers too arrived at the spot to show solidarity with the protesting students.
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