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New Delhi-bound Rajdhani stopped by rail blockade in Assam

Last Updated 23 October 2010, 06:04 IST

The Rajdhani Express was controlled at Salakati, while local passenger trains were stopped by protesters at different places in the district, officials said.

The Merchants Association has called for the blockade from 8:00 AM demanding that long-distance trains stop at Kokrajhar, the headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

The Association had been assured earlier by the administration and a local MP that the matter would be taken up with the railway authorities after it blocked train services for three hours on September 13."Today's blockade was called as the assurance has not been honoured," sources in the Association said.

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(Published 23 October 2010, 06:04 IST)

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