Fight against tollgate is politically motivated: Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru: Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel has stated that the ongoing fight against Suratkal tollgate was politically motivated
Addressing a press conference at DK district BJP office on Friday, MP Kateel said that Mukka Tollgate near Suratkal was constructed under the UPA regime. Oscar Fernandes was the union minister at the time. Now those who did not oppose the tollgate then, are now opposing it. Hence this struggle is politically motivated.
The toll is being collected near Kanhangadi bridge. There, CPM did not raise voice. Whether the CPM's policy is separate to Kerala and Karnataka, asked Nalin adding "we are still committed to removing the tollgates at Mukka and BC Road. As stated earlier, over bridge works at Thokkottu and Pumpwell will be completed in December and January respectively."
MLAs Sanjeeva Matandur, Dr. Y. Bharath Shetty, Umanath Kotian, party leader Harikrishna Bantwal, Brijesh Chowta, Kishore Rai, Jitendra Kottari and others were present.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
