Protest demonstration in Berhampur after Rail Budget

BERHAMPUR: The Railway Budget 2010-11 has clearly left the people of Berhampur disappointed. So much so that immediately after the presentation of the Railway Budget various political parties and organizations of Berhampur held protest demonstrations outside the Berhampur railway station. The disgruntled protesters also staged 'rail roko' soon after the budget was presented. The protesters claimed that, "there is nothing in the rail budget for Berhampur, Ganjam and the southern part of the state". All political parties, including the Congress have criticized the continued negligence for Berhampur in the railway budget. The BJP workers stopped trains and sat on the railway tracks at Berhampur to vent their anger against the lackluster railway budget for Berhampur and Southern Odisha. The former Union Minister and senior congress leader Chandrasekhar Sahu has also openly criticized the Railway Budget for not taking up the long pending issues of Berhampur. But, the major protest march was taken by the Ganjam Zilla Vikash Manch and they decried the Union Railway Budget for not announcing any new projects for Berhampur and for ignoring the demand for new railway division and coaching terminal complex at Berhampur.

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