Commuters travelling on Delhi Metro especially via the Yellow Line got struck and some waited for long to board and de-board the train as around 10-12 members of National Student Union of India (NSUI) stopped the metro train by stepping on the tracks at Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station on Monday demanding concession in metro fare for students.
The NSUI members held the protest around 12 pm outside the metro station and then they entered the protest and started sloganeering. After sometime the agitating members jumped on the tracks and started raising slogans disrupting the trains services, said a staff deployed on Vishwvidyalaya metro station.
Demanding metro passes for the students of Delhi University, the students also raised anti-slogans against the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corportaion (DMRC), protesters jumped on the tracks at the Vishwavidyalaya Metro station at around 12.26 pm and stopped a train.
“Around 10-15 members of the National Students Union India (NSUI) jumped on the tracks and raised anti-Modi and anti-Kejriwal slogans.They were swiftly removed from tracks and handed over to police at 12.48 pm. Train Services were regulated during this period and are running normal on entire Yellow line,” said a DMRC official after the delayed services were updated.
The members were later detained by the Delhi Police for violating the train safety rules and creating public nuisance. Thirteen protesters were detained and brought to Kashmere Gate Metro police station.