Rail roko: Delhi Metro shuts entry, exit to four stations
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Rail roko: Delhi Metro shuts entry, exit to four stations
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed entry and exit to four Metro stations near the Tikri border, one of the sites where farmers have been camping in protest against the centre’s farm laws.In a tweet on Thursday, DMRC said that entry and exit to Tikri border, Pandit Shri Ram Sharma, Bahadurgarh and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh have been closed. Officials said this was done because of “security concerns” raised by Delhi Police.Also Read | Delhi Metro to go contactless as DMRC pushes for QR code, RuPay-based ticketingDMRC official handle tweeted, “Security Update: Entry/exit for Tikri Border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Bahadurgarh City, and Brig. Hoshiar Singh have been closed.”Officials said that these Metro stations are located right where the farmers are protesting and the gates were closed as a preventive step, after the farmer leaders announced ‘rail roko’ (railway blockade) as a mark of protest against the new farm laws.
Publisher
Hindustan Times
Date
18-02-2021
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Delhi