Siliguri, 22nd December: The Railway initiated an operation to remove unauthorized shops at New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Railway Station. On Friday, several shops situated in the platform area were demolished. Numerous vendors have been left stranded after the shops were evacuated.
According to reports, the Railway department has planned for the beautification of the New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Station and the work has commenced. Following this, the Railway department has issued a notice for the removal of shops situated on the platform premises of the station. In response, the vendors have protested several times regarding the matter. In addition, the vendors had also approached the court.
On this day, the shops were demolished in the presence of a huge contingent of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police Force (GRPF). During this, the leaders of the INTTUC stood in support of the vendors.