Rail Roko seeks extension of Bangalore-Kannur train to Karwar

February 15, 2011

Udupi, February 15: Politicians and activists, under the banner of Railway Yathri Sangha, Udupi, on Tuesday held a Rail Roko demanding the extension of Bangalore-Kannur train till Karwar.

When the Poorna Express reached the Udupi Railway Station at Indrali, at 9.05 am, agitators boarded Railway engine, shouted slogans against the Union government and Railway Minister from the state KH Muniyappa and disrupted the movement of the train.

Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, former MLA UR Sabhapathi, Udupi Zilla Panchayath President Katapady Shankar Poojary, District JD(S) President Deviprasad Shetty, President of Railway Yathri Sangha RL Dias, Vice President Venkatesh Kini, Udupi CMC Vice President Bharathi Chandrashekhar, Chairman of the Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation Yashpal Suvarna and others participated in the Rail Roko. Police team headed by Circle Inspector of Police Girish arrested the agitators and released on self-bond.

Members of the Udupi District Post and Telecommunication Pensioners' Association also participated in the rail roko.

MLA Raghupathi Bhat demanded the central government to announce the extension of Bangalore-Kannur train to Karwar. `If they fail to announce the extension, we will extend the Rail Roko throughout the district'', Bhat threatened.

Yathri Sangha President RL Dias said that as per the information obtained under the RTI, the Bangalore-Kannur train had been incurring a loss of Rs 2 lakhs per day and that could be overcome by extending the train services till Karwar.

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