Demanding halt of the Bhubaneswar-Balangir Intercity Express at the Bamur railway station in Angul district, locals under the banner of the Railway Users’ Consultative Committee on Friday staged a ‘Rail Roko’ at the railway station disrupting train services in the State.
The agitators headed by local BJD MLA Sanjeev Kumar Sahu also staged a demonstration in front of the railway station as part of their 12-hour Bamur Bandh. Several trains were stranded at various railway stations due to the stir.
Shops and other business establishments, Government offices were closed while vehicles stayed off the roads during the protest. The activists alleged that that despite repeated requests for stoppage of the Bhubaneswar-Balangir Intercity Express at the railway station, the authorities have remained indifferent to their demand.