Gujjar violence in Sikar; another vital rail route blocked
TNN | Updated: Feb 14, 2019, 10:52 IST
Gujjar protesters clash with policemen near Sikar on WednesdayJAIPUR: Having blocked the Delhi-Mumbai rail route for the past six days, Gujjars on Wednesday also blocked the Sawai Madhopur-Jaipur rail route, on which the trains on the blocked Delhi-Mumbai route were being diverted.
Seventeen trains on the Sawai Madhopur-Jaipur rail route had to be cancelled apart from the 14 trains on the Delhi-Mumbai remain cancelled since last Friday. The West Central railway and the North Western Railway also have had to divert 25 trains on these routes.
On Wednesday afternoon, at least 300 protesters reached at the railway tracks passing through Choth Ka Barwada due to which passengers travelling to Jaipur via Sawai Madhopur, had to face inconvenience. NWR cancelled 17 trains on the route including the trains coming and going to southern parts of India and Maharastra.
“With the sudden blockade, we had to divert six trains from different routes,” said an officer with the North Western Railways (NWR).
Meanwhile, protesters from the community tried to block the Jaipur-Bikaner (NH-52) and Jaipur-Sikar (NH-11) at Goriya village in Sikar district. Protesters set tyres on fire and pelted stones at the police who tried to disperse them.
“We had to use mild force and lathicharge to disperse them. A case under appropriate sections of IPC was also been lodged against those who created ruckus on the spot,” said Tejpal Singh, additional superintendent of police, Sikar. The protesters were trying to block roads connecting Sikar to Churu, Jaipur, Hanumangarh and Bikaner.
The road block disconnecting Sawai Madhopur to neighbouring Madhya Pradesh continued via Kushali Darra area in Sawai Madhopur district while protesters continued their road block at Jaipur–Agra road via Sikandara.
“Now, we will ensure that people using the parallel village routes should also be blocked,” said Baney Singh Gujjar, a Gujjar leader at Sikandara said.
Buses to Sawai Madhopur from Jaipur also remained affected due to road block by Gujjars near Tonk. “We are presently passing through Diggi-Malpura-Phagi road to reach Sawai Madhopur,” said a driver of RSRTC bus.
Several tourists were stranded at Sawai Madhopur after Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur and train route was blocked by protesting Gujjars. “I had a flight to Mumbai from Jaipur but could not reach Jaipur,” said a tourist at a hotel in Sawai Madhopur who is stranded with five-member family.
Seventeen trains on the Sawai Madhopur-Jaipur rail route had to be cancelled apart from the 14 trains on the Delhi-Mumbai remain cancelled since last Friday. The West Central railway and the North Western Railway also have had to divert 25 trains on these routes.
On Wednesday afternoon, at least 300 protesters reached at the railway tracks passing through Choth Ka Barwada due to which passengers travelling to Jaipur via Sawai Madhopur, had to face inconvenience. NWR cancelled 17 trains on the route including the trains coming and going to southern parts of India and Maharastra.
“With the sudden blockade, we had to divert six trains from different routes,” said an officer with the North Western Railways (NWR).
Meanwhile, protesters from the community tried to block the Jaipur-Bikaner (NH-52) and Jaipur-Sikar (NH-11) at Goriya village in Sikar district. Protesters set tyres on fire and pelted stones at the police who tried to disperse them.
“We had to use mild force and lathicharge to disperse them. A case under appropriate sections of IPC was also been lodged against those who created ruckus on the spot,” said Tejpal Singh, additional superintendent of police, Sikar. The protesters were trying to block roads connecting Sikar to Churu, Jaipur, Hanumangarh and Bikaner.
The road block disconnecting Sawai Madhopur to neighbouring Madhya Pradesh continued via Kushali Darra area in Sawai Madhopur district while protesters continued their road block at Jaipur–Agra road via Sikandara.
“Now, we will ensure that people using the parallel village routes should also be blocked,” said Baney Singh Gujjar, a Gujjar leader at Sikandara said.
Buses to Sawai Madhopur from Jaipur also remained affected due to road block by Gujjars near Tonk. “We are presently passing through Diggi-Malpura-Phagi road to reach Sawai Madhopur,” said a driver of RSRTC bus.
Several tourists were stranded at Sawai Madhopur after Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur and train route was blocked by protesting Gujjars. “I had a flight to Mumbai from Jaipur but could not reach Jaipur,” said a tourist at a hotel in Sawai Madhopur who is stranded with five-member family.
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