Title - Blockade disrupts rail services

Borjhar, June 24:Train services were disrupted in some parts of lower Assam, following a rail blockade at Ghagrapar in Nalbari district today.
The blockade was staged by a unit of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) to demand a halt of Manas Rhino, an Intercity passenger express train, at Ghagrapar railway station which is around 100km from Guwahati. The train now plies between Bongaigaon and Guwahati.
Following the blockade, the Down Rajdhani Express was diverted through Goalpara district. Sources said Down Bangalore Express was halted at Rangiya in Kamrup district during the blockade.
S. Brahma, the divisional commercial manager of Rangiya division, rushed to the spot. “The railway authority has assured us of steps to meet our demand. Considering the rush of passengers, there should be a stoppage at Ghagrapara,” the president of Nalbari district unit of AJYCP, Pankaj Barman, said.