Mandya: 70 pilgrims from the district are stuck in Varanasi due to the anti-Agneepath protest in Varanasi. Kashi In Uttar Pradesh, He has urged the state government to release them.
According to the pilgrims, they are traveling to pilgrimage sites in North India and were scheduled to return on Saturday. However, they are stranded as train services were canceled due to protesting defense candidates.
Madhu Shivlingaiah, a pilgrim, told STOI that he and his companions were stuck in Kashi. He said that he was running out of money, medicines and other materials. “we had to return” Mandya On Friday we had booked return ticket on Sanghamitra Express. We have been informed by the railway authorities that the train service has been canceled due to the protest against Agneepath. We are pleading through social media to our relatives and the government to help them return home, but in vain,” she said.
They are posted at Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station, about 20 km from Kashi, as none of them are officers, he said. Karnataka Have contacted them so far. “Not only are we facing a cash crunch, but the language barrier is making our turmoil more complicated. We also tried to meet a local BJP MLA at the BJP office in Kashi. But we did not get any help,” she said. wind, another pilgrim said that they are all from Mandya city and most of them are senior citizens. He requested the district administration to answer their problems as the elderly were running out of medicines and money. He said that the railway authorities are not responding to his appeal to put him in any train so that he can return to Karnataka.
Mandya DC CS Ashwathy told STOI that he has contacted Manoj Rajan, Commissioner, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority and requested him to help the stranded pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh. He said that he is in touch with the DC of Varanasi to help the pilgrims.
According to the pilgrims, they are traveling to pilgrimage sites in North India and were scheduled to return on Saturday. However, they are stranded as train services were canceled due to protesting defense candidates.
Madhu Shivlingaiah, a pilgrim, told STOI that he and his companions were stuck in Kashi. He said that he was running out of money, medicines and other materials. “we had to return” Mandya On Friday we had booked return ticket on Sanghamitra Express. We have been informed by the railway authorities that the train service has been canceled due to the protest against Agneepath. We are pleading through social media to our relatives and the government to help them return home, but in vain,” she said.
They are posted at Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station, about 20 km from Kashi, as none of them are officers, he said. Karnataka Have contacted them so far. “Not only are we facing a cash crunch, but the language barrier is making our turmoil more complicated. We also tried to meet a local BJP MLA at the BJP office in Kashi. But we did not get any help,” she said. wind, another pilgrim said that they are all from Mandya city and most of them are senior citizens. He requested the district administration to answer their problems as the elderly were running out of medicines and money. He said that the railway authorities are not responding to his appeal to put him in any train so that he can return to Karnataka.
Mandya DC CS Ashwathy told STOI that he has contacted Manoj Rajan, Commissioner, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority and requested him to help the stranded pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh. He said that he is in touch with the DC of Varanasi to help the pilgrims.