Plan to ‘pack’ railway crossing for President’s safety, indignant villagers made MP ‘hostage’

Jitendra Kumar Maurya, Barabanki MP Upendra Rawat, who reached the spot on the grievance of closure of crossing by railways on Lucknow railway part in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, was taken hostage by villagers on Thursday in his home itself. In view of the safety earlier than the President’s go to, the Railway Department needs to lift the wall on the crossing. Villagers accusing them of being imprisoned of their houses as a result of development of a wall on the railway crossing. Crossing 182-C of Parethia village close to Safedabad of Lucknow railway part, indignant on the try of the railway division to erect a wall on each side, about 300 villagers of Parethia, Jaruva, Kashipurwa, Dallukheda, Bhitauli and Bhojpur positioned in Lakhpedabagh of town space on Thursday morning. After reaching the residence of MP Upendra Singh Rawat, he began shouting slogans accusing the railway division of not offering amenities to the villagers. The MP who reached the railway crossing gave directions to the DRM. After speaking to Batra, he requested for an answer however the villagers weren’t glad with this. The villagers began shouting slogans after closing the gate, attributable to which the MPs reached the spot to take inventory of the scenario on the railway crossing. Seeing the scenario there, he requested the DRM to right away open the highway being sealed. On the spot, the MP instructed the DRM that the work of constructing the wall is happening. It must be stopped instantly. These villagers ought to both be given a crossing or given an underpass. The MP has summoned the officers of the Development and Revenue Department on the spot and instructed them to take away the unlawful encroachment on the highway main from this crossing to the freeway. A wall needs to be constructed for the safety of the President on August 28 by President Ram Nath Kovind Luxury Presidential Train from Gorakhpur. The schedule of departure is fastened. For whose preparation and security, the Railway Department is getting ready for conflict stage. On which the railway division has dug pits on each side to lift the wall at Parethia (182-C) railway crossing falling in Lucknow railway part. The villagers with a inhabitants of about 10 thousand need to have a railway line to achieve the Lucknow freeway from the villages. The first railway crossing right here was 182-C. From the final 5 years in the past, this railway crossing was abolished and the gateman was eliminated. Then a number of days later, this railway crossing was closed and the highway was ended. The motion of the individuals of those villages was not taken care of. On this, the villagers carry on coming after taking out motorcycle and many others. By erecting partitions on each side of the crossing, villagers will likely be disadvantaged of frequent amenities and will need to face big issues. Railway Department is contemplating the choices, DRM SK Batra in a dialog with NBT Online has stated that there’s unlawful unmanned crossing on Parethia. It is harmful for each rail operation and public. There is already a railway crossing at a distance of 700 meters from it. How can the crossing be given so shut? The workforce was despatched to the spot. There is not any situation to construct an underpass there. Soon, an try will likely be made to discover a everlasting answer by occurring the spot with the officers of the district administration. Plan to ‘pack’ the railway crossing for the safety of the President, indignant villagers made the MP ‘hostage’.