SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Sept 20: Despite section 144 imposed by the Dhanbad district administration, Kudmi Samaj agitators stopped the Gomoh- Barbadih passenger train at NSC Gomoh station under the Dhanbad Railway Division in the afternoon,
Thousands of agitators reached Gomoh station at around 12.30 pm and stood on the railway tracks at Gomoh station stopping Gomoh- Barbadih passenger train ( 53347) and a goods train from moving.
However, a senior official at the Dhanbad Rail Division headquarter said that all was peaceful till toon but thereafter agitators began gathering at Gomoh. They squatted on all the tracks.
The Kurmi Samaj demanding inclusion in Schedule Tribes category and other demands had announced Rail Roko agitation at the Gomoh railway station of Dhanbad Rail Division from September 20.
Dhanbad SDM Uday Rajak on Tuesday evening imposed Section 144 under Hariharppur police station area of Topchachi circle. For stopping agitators from entering at the Gomoh railway station, heavy force of police and RPSF were deployed on different points with setting up barricades.
However, after first hours’ of peaceful protests, agitators assembled at Chitro of Topchachi block at 12 noon and proceeded to the Gomoh station in a procession.
Since numbers of agitators were more than the security forces, they reached the station and stopped train after minor resistance.
Till filing the report agitators continued their demonstration at the station in support of their demands.
