Hours after residents staged rasta rokos protesting the planned demolition of the Elphinstone Bridge without their rehabilitation demands being addressed, local MLA Kalidas Kolambakar assured them that he had spoken with the Chief Minister. He confirmed that the bridge would not be shut down until the authorities address their concerns on Monday. As a result, the bridge may remain open until then.

High Tension at Elphinstone Bridge

Emotions ran high on Friday evening at the Elphinstone Bridge—also known as Karol Bridge—as agitated locals blocked traffic by staging multiple rasta rokos. Authorities, who had initially planned to shut the bridge at 9 PM, were forced to delay the closure until midnight due to mounting pressure from the protestors.