Hi Mahendra. You are right. The India centre for human rights had already filed a writ petition in Mumbai high court in this behalf. although the matter is subjudice our blind hawker friends have to face wrath of the protection forces on the pretext of security.
>From: mahendra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [AI] Soon, only passengers can enter railway platforms >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:04:11 +0200 > >Hi Suhas >you are right, and NGO's should try for photo ID cards for our hawker >friends, >if possible, go for PIL, and court may give direction, >see you tomorrow in Bombay. > >with warm regards > > At 01:08 PM 7/30/2006, you wrote: > >Dear Harish. > >You are aware that in Mumbai there are aboute 500 blind hawkers doing >their > >petty business by selling small articles at railway footover bridges in >the > >suburban network. They have taken to this profession out of compulsion >and > >not out of choice due to unemployment. > >The security measures are always welcomed but in such situations this >less > >privileged friends suffer the most. Hawking beingthe only source of the > >income they become miserable when police manhandle and drag them out from > >their place of hawking. > >Many organizations of the blind had taken up the issue with the railway > >administration for the permanent rehabilitation of the blind hawkers but > >nothing has been done so far. > >With regards. > >Suhas Karnik. > > > > > > >From: Harish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [AI] Soon, only passengers can enter railway platforms > > >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:46:00 +0530 > > > > > >Hi > > >In no way would possession of a bonafide ticket would prevent mischief > > >makers entering the platform. The cost of a minimum distance fare is >hardly > > >anything. > > > > > >It would be interesting to see if this would prevent beggers and petty > > >hawkers off the platform. > > >Harish. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Kiran Kaja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:47 AM > > >Subject: [AI] Soon, only passengers can enter railway platforms > > > > > > > > >I don't know what will happen to some of us who want to travel alone on > > >trains. I really doubt if Railway officials will offer any assistance >as > > >airlines do in finding our compartment or seat. > > > > > >July 29, 2006 17:15 IST > > > > > >In the wake of the Mumbai blasts, the railway ministry has decided to > > >introduce strict security measures in stations to ensure that only > > >passengers enter > > >railway platforms. > > > > > >"After the Mumbai blasts, we are now introducing strict security >measures > > >at > > >the stations. Only bona fide passengers will be allowed on the >platforms. > > >Seeing-off > > >will have to take place outside," Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said >while > > >inaugurating the country's first multi-modal transport system at NSC >Bose > > >International > > >Airport in Kolkata. > > > > > >Other measures include installation of close circuit televisions inside >the > > >stations for round-the-clock vigil, installation of metal detectors at >all > > >entry > > >points and an increase in the dog squads to ensure better security >check on > > >carriage and railway property, he said. > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >with > > >the subject unsubscribe. > > > > > >To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > >please > > >visit the list home page at > > > > > > >http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > > >To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > >please visit the list home page at > > > > > > >http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >One and only Ash. 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