Raj Thackeray rallies against Indian Railways, demands eviction of hawkers from all stations
Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) took off a rally at around 11 am from Metro theatre to Churchgate to protest against poor railway infrastructure in Mumbai.
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Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) took off a rally on Thursday morning at around 11 am from Metro theatre to Churchgate to protest against the poor railway infrastructure in Mumbai. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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Thackeray along with his party members planned this rally after the Elphinstone Road stampede on Western Railways that killed 23 and injured over 50 people. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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MNS chief, while addressing the crowd, hit out Modi government and said that the Centre is wasting its time with ’trivial issues’ like demonetisation, GST, Swacch Bharat, yoga. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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Thackeray also hit out at Indian Railways for its lax attitude towards the complaints put forth by the commuters. He has given Railways 15 days to evict all illegal hawkers from foot-over bridges across Mumbai’s suburban rail network. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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Thackeray also met Western Railway general manager Anil Kumar Gupta and Central Railway general manager, DK Sharma. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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He also took potshots at Modi government’s Bullet Train project. He said it doesn’t serve the needs of thousands of Mumbai’s commuters, and is just a gift for a handful of Gujaratis. Firstpost/Sachin Gokhale
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