Title - Delegation to apprise Patil of their demands

Nawanshahr:
Punjab Governor Shiv Raj Patil has invited a delegation of the NGO, "Jago Nawanshahr, Jago Society", to apprise him of their demand of extending rail services and has
also taken up the issue with the Union Minister of Railways.The NGO has launched a signature campaign for mobilising the public, panchayats, social and political leaders for raising the demand of starting direct rail services from Nawanshahr to Amritsar, restarting rail services from Nawanshahr to Jalandhar, which were suspended during the time of militancy.It is also seeking extension of Garhshanker-Anandpur Sahib-Ropar-Chandigarh rail link for the convenience of the public and also for the industrial growth of the area besides extending the link between Rahon to Ludhiana.The Society has got signatures of more than 10,000 people. It has also submitted memorandums to Members of Parliament, MLAs, Railway Minister and the Chief Northern Divisional Manager, Ferozepur.

A delegation of the NGO, including Nirmal Singh Rehal, Jaswant Singh Bhatti, Gurvinder Singh, Vasdev Pardesi, Vivek Kumra, Balraj Singh, had recently submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor Shiv Raj Patil at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.