At last, the Radhikapur-Delhi (link) Express train has a stoppage at the Raiganj station of North Dinajpur district for two minutes. The decision to have Raiganj station as a stop for the train came into effect from today.
It was reported that at 6.45 p.m. yesterday, the UP 4019 Radhikapur-Delhi train passed Raiganj station without stopping that irked some of the residents of Raiganj and they planned to organise a rail-blockade under the banner of Raiganj Nagarik Samiti in the morning today demanding that the train have a stoppage at the station for at least five minutes.
The members of the Raiganj Nagarik Samiti and the members of DYFI started an agitating at the Raiganj station today morning. The train reached the station at 9.15 a.m. where it stopped for two minutes.
The members of Youth Congress Committee of North Dinajpur also arrived at the station and condemned the agitation carried out by the Raiganj Nagarik Samiti and DYFI. The president of North Dinajpur Youth Congress Committee, Mr Sandip Biswas, said: “Last night, Mrs Dipa Dasmunshi, MLA for Goal pokhar and former Union minister for information & broadcasting Mr Priya Ranjan Das Munshi had a talk over telephone with Union railway minister Mr Lalu Prasad following which a 2-minutes halt at the Raiganj station was decided for the train.
Secretary of Raiganj Nagarik Samiti Mr Tapan Chaudhury, however, said: “Yesterday evening when the train did not stop at the Raiganj station, we chalked out a plan to organise a rail blockade and informed the higher railway officials of our decision. The 2-minutes halt at the station was a result of the agitation programme we had planned. But, we had asked for a 5-minutes stoppage so that the passengers get to arrange their luggage,” he said. “If the railway authorities do not honour our demand we will organise another movement at the Raiganj railway station very soon,” Mr Chaudhury said. The Raiganj station superintendent, Mr Manajitmay Dutta, said: “Last night at 10 p.m, we received a message from a higher official in which a two minute stoppage of the train was ordered at the Raiganj railway station.”

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