4 days ago
Sangli rly passengers threaten stir on July 5
Kolhapur: Alleging that several demands have not been fulfilled despite repeated initimations, the Sangli Railway Passenger Association and Sangli Zilla Nagrik Jagruti Manch have written to Central Railway (CR) officials, warning them of an agitation to be held at Sangli Railway Station on Ashadi Ekadashi (July 5).
Association members alleged that several of their demands related to Sangli, Hatkanangale, Karad, Jat Road and Bhilawadi railway stations are not fulfilled thus the decision to carry out a 'Jan Andolan' against the railway administration.
Satish Sakhalkar from Sangli Zilla Nagrik Jagruti Manch said, "As per the letters written to CR general manager on June 6 and June 10, a 15-day ultimatum was given to fulfil our pending demands related to Sangli, Hatkanangale, Kirloskarwadi, Karad, Bhilwadi, Kavthemahankal and Jat Road stations.
As the CR hasn't solved any of the demands yet, Sangli Railway Passenger Association, Sangli Zilla Nagrik Jagruti Manch, and other various local organisations, including Varkaris, will carry out a protest on July 5 from 10.30am to 1pm.
Our agitation will be held peacefully. If any other person creates chaos or stops the train or pulls the chain of the train, then we won't be responsible for this."
The associations want Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express to be given a halt at Hatkanangale station, the Hubli-Pune Vande Bharat Express to be stopped at Karad and Kirloskarwadi stations and the Nizamuddin-Yeswantpur Sampark Kranti to be stopped at Sangli. Among other demands are the Kolhapur-Miraj DEMU passenger train to be extended up to Kirloskarwadi, the Kolhapur-Pune special train (Sahyadri Express) to be extended up to Mumbai CSMT and the Kolhapur-Kalburgi Express and Kolhapur-Nagpur Express to be given a halt at Kavathemahankal and Jat Road.
