MangetsnoticeforseekingnodforhungerstrikeatCSMT

The Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway police have issued a notice to a Nerul resident under section 149 of Criminal Procedure Code after the activist demanded to restore local trains for common public or he will sit on hunger strike till death at the Division Railway Manager Office in CSMT from January 26. However, the resident is not ready to budge.

Abhijit Dhurat, a Nerul resident and president of Maharashtra Railway Pravashi Mahasangh (MRPM), says that to protest for a legal demand is his democratic right, and he will move ahead with his plan.

The MRPM has been de

manding that the local trains should be allowed for common people. Howevment and the railways end.

Dhurat had submitted a letter to the Kalyan station manager for permission to allow them to sit on hunger strike from January 26.

However, the railways police did not allow him while citing the ongoing COVID 19 restrictions that prevents people from gathering in five or more numbers.

As per the notice issued on January 21, the police citied section 37 (1) (3) of Maharashtra Police Act which has been enforced from January 1 to 31 in the city. The act does not allow people gather in five or more numbers.

er, a decision regarding this is reportedly being delayed from the state govern

Nerul resident Abhijit Dhurat demands that the local train should be allowed for common public or he will sit on hunger strike till death