The Maharashtra unit of the BJP has urged the state government to allow travel in local trains or provide travel allowance every month Mumbaikars.
The Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the Uddhav Thackeray-led state government to allow travel in local trains or provide travel allowance every month Mumbaikars. Mumbai local trains are the lifeline of the city and since the COVID-19 lockdown and restricted train services, people have been aching to know when the services will be resumed for all passengers.
“Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray should allow people of all categories to travel in local trains or provide Rs 5,000 allowance every month to each individual”, BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye was quoted as saying by a news agency.
As of now, only state government and public administration officials are allowed to commute in the Mumbai local trains. Earlier this week, Congress leader Milind Deora had also demanded that the government of Maharashtra should allow local train travel to those citizens who are vaccinated.
Earlier on Sunday, BJP leader Pravin Darekar had asserted that the party will launch protests if the state government doesn’t allow people who have taken two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to travel by suburban trains in Mumbai. Speaking to reporters in Dombivali township in Thane district, the BJP leader said residents of Thane, Karjat, and Kasara need to travel to their workplaces in Mumbai but they couldn’t due to the present restrictions on train travel.
“I will take up this issue with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. If children are allowed to attend schools in California, then what stops this government from allowing the people to travel in trains?” he questioned.
Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the Mumbai local trains might get started soon. Health Minister Tope said that train services might resume if the state of Maharashtra speeds up its vaccination process for which the Centre has to supply the vaccines in ample quantity.
Health Minister Tope also said that Maharashtra districts have been brought under level-3 and that there is a big question of how Mumbai local train passengers will travel. He also added that the workers and journalists are demanding that local trains should be started.
India.com quoted Health Minister Tope as saying, "If we want to bring the economy back on track, we will have to give utmost importance to vaccination."
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "Mumbai Local Train latest news: BIG demand by BJP - Read here")
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}