Arvind Gawde from Colaba constituency, objects to holiday special train from Gorakhpur, fearing it will bring bogus voters
Arvind Gawde from Colaba constituency, objects to holiday special train from Gorakhpur, fearing it will bring bogus voters
A long-distance train is giving the MNS sleepless nights. The reason being thatu00a0 it comes to the city from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh every third day since September 12.
Arvind Gawde, MNS candidate for the Colaba constituency, has raised objection to the Gorakhpur/Varanasi-Dadar train, fearing it will bring bogus voters into the city for the Assembly elections on October 13.
"Why are these trains introduced now? Instances of bogus voters being brought inu00a0u00a0 the city for voting day have been reported earlier.
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He has also planned to appoint MNS activists at stations to keep a close watch on unusual entrants to the city. MNS spokespersons were unavailable for comment.
Regular Trains
Some of the regular trains that come from Gorakhpur and Varanasi every day are Gorakhpur LTT Express, Rajendra Nagar Kurla Express, Mahanagari and Khushi Nagar Express.
The Other Side
Central Railway CPRO Srinivas Mudgerikar said, "These are regular special trains that are introduced every year to clear the rush during festivals.
The trains are introduced after taking permission from the Election Commission of India."
Railway officials slammed the MNS saying it was convoluted logic and these trains were not introduced with any vested interest.
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