Mumbai train services badly hit as protesting students sit on rail tracks

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Mar 20, 2018 :  Train services was badly affected in Mumbai during rush hour on Tuesday as hundreds of students demanding railway jobs sat on the rail tracks in the centre of the city.

 

The students, mainly those who have cleared the railway apprentice exams, have been protesting since 7 am between the Matunga and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT) stations. The railways have been forced to stop running suburban and express trains.

Besides the local train traffic, long-distance trains have also been impacted.

According to reports, the police used batons on the protesters. The students allegedly threw stones at the local trains.


Railway officials say rules don’t allow jobs for apprentices as they are trained for a specified period. A fifth of the railway jobs have been reserved for apprentices.

But the protesting students want the 20 per cent quota limit removed. They want the entire quota to be filled by students who have passed the test.


courtesy:NDTV