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Longest ever rasta roko
Updated On: 29 July, 2009 08:01 AM IST | | Kranti Vibhute
500 students of New Era School, parents block all six lanes on Peddar Road from 9 am to 4 pm to protest against school management in city's...
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500 students of New Era School, parents block all six lanes on Peddar Road from 9 am to 4 pm to protest against school management in city's...
For once, Peddar Road saw more pedestrians than cars, as 500 students from New Era School and their parents took part in the longest rasta roko in the city.
They blocked all six lanes to protest the extension given to the school education department to respond to a Supreme Court notice that ordered it to continue operating the SSC Board section from its existing Hughes location, instead of shifting it to D N Road in Fort.
Traffic diverted
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Block Kiya Jaye: The seven-hour long protest resulted in traffic being diverted to Tardeo, E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi station and Jacob Circle towards south Mumbai. |
The protest, which started at 9 am till 4 pm, resulted in traffic being diverted to Tardeo, E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi station and Jacob Circle towards south Mumbai.
Former state police chief P S Pasricha said, "This is the longest rasta roko that I have seen. I understand the problem of the students, but it is incorrect to disturb lakhs of people.
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