Dear Valued Customer, 

Kindly be informed ghost of 2011 is back, which disrupted EXIM movement between North India and all gateway ports namely Pipavav / Mundra and Nhava Sheva for almost one and half month leading to congestion at gateway ports and terminals – “Gujjar” community have again started protest by sitting on rail tracks. Last 2011 their agitation continued for one and half month ie. Jan – Mid of Feb,2011 and heavily disturbed rail connectivity between inlands and gateway port both Export / Import. Below update from local leading new paper. Keep all concern posted. 

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Agitation have taken its 02 days today . Train services remained disrupted and diversions were carried out in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur ( This is common route used by passenger and exim trains while trvelling from North India to/from gateway ports) as the agitation by the members of Gujjar community, demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs, entered the second day today. Hundreds of agitators sat on the Delhi-Mumbai railway tracks severely hitting the road and rail traffic here, even as the government invited them to hold talks.

Several trains have been diverted while road traffic on Bharatpur-Hindaun road has also been affected, police said.The state government today forwarded a letter to the Gujjar leaders, who are demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs under 50 per cent legal limit, asking them to hold a talk. The leaders rejected the demand and gave an ultimatum to the government. “In a letter, the government asked us to hold talks today but we want a permanent solution of our problem and have given an ultimatum to the government,” said Himmat Singh, spokesperson of the Gujjar Arkashan Sangharsh Samiti.

“We will wait for the government’s response and decision of future course of action will be taken in the evening today,” he said. A district administration official handed over the letter to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla. Rajasthan state Chief minister Vasundhara Raje reviewed the situation last night and gave necessary directions to the police and district administration officers.

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Affected services : CIX / CIX3 / FI3 / IEX  

We will closely follow-up and update accordingly. POL’s are advised to circulate this development to all shippers having regular shipments into North India namely ( Delhi / Dadri / GDL / Patli / Ludhiana / Moradabad / Loni etc ).

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