Mumbai railway: 2 arrested, 11 cops injured; job aspirants protest; updates

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal appealed that the Mumbai rail roko agitators apply for the ongoing Railways recruitment drive that will end on March 31

A few hundred railway job-seekers caught Central Railway (CR) by surprise, resulting in a virtual paralysis of Mumbai's lifeline, the suburban train service, for over three hours here on Tuesday morning. The agitation also turned violent as some protesters pelted stones, leading to a police baton charge to disperse them.

The morning peak hour suburban and long-distance train services were severely disrupted as hundreds of protesters squatted on the railway tracks between Matunga and Dadar on the CR to press for their demands pertaining to railway apprentices' recruitment.

Rattled by the sudden crisis, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal held emergency meetings and announced