Gujjar stir: Mumbai-Delhi rail link stays disrupted, road traffic hit

Jaipur, Nov 2 : Rail traffic on the crucial Delhi-Mumbai route remained disrupted for the second day on Monday, and road traffic was also affected as Gujjars continued their stir in Rajasthan, demanding reservation in jobs and education.
The Gujjar community members started their stir from Sunday onwards occupying the railway track at Peelupura in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district.
As many as 29 trains on the Delhi-Mumbai route were diverted while three were cancelled, officials said.
About 220 buses from five major Rajasthan Roadways depots including Dausa, Hindaun, Karauli, Bharatpur and Bayana were suspended and the bus service on the Jaipur-Agra route also remained halted.
Gujjars also held demonstrations on NH8 (connecting Gujarat and Jaipur) and other places in the state, including in Ajmer and Kota.
Internet services were suspended in many Gujjar-dominated areas of several districts including Bharatpur, Karauli, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur district.