Mumbai rail roko protest: Job aspirants halt trains; top 10 developments

Hundred or thousands of Mumbai local commuters faced difficulties on Tuesday as scores of agitating students blocked rail traffic, including suburban services between Matunga and Dadar stations, demanding jobs in the Railways, according to a Central Railway official. The agitating students blocked the rail track at 7 in the morning today, forcing the Railways to stop the suburban and express trains in the affected section between Matunga and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).

Railways officials have told a national daily that they are running special trains for the Kurla station in the down direction. They added that they are diverting railway traffic from Dadar station in the up direction.
According to Railways officials, the entire four lines between Matunga and CSMT have been affected, while police and Railways officials are conducting talks with the agitating railway job aspirants.
Students shouting slogans against the Railways held up placard demanding a one-time settlement from GM quota and said that they were demanding jobs from the government.