VARANASI: Continuing their strike for sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, the boatmen made it transparent that they wouldn't perform boats all the way through proposed Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI meet) from January 21 to 23 if the district administration fails to satisfy their call for.
They are protesting against the cruise boat operator’s move of accumulating passengers from Assi Ghat with the exception of the allocated level at Khidkiya Ghat. This luxury cruise boat carrier was once started via chief minister Yogi Adityanath on September 2, 2018 to spice up tourism. According to the administration the cruise operator is not violating any situation of its licence.
The boatmen leaders Pramod Majhi and Shambhu Sahani said that their six demands come with to prevent cruise operator from accumulating passengers from multiple issues. After several rounds of talks with ACMs and ADMs, district Justice of the Peace Surendra Singh additionally held a talk with them offering many proposals for welfare of boatmen fraternity.
DM Surendra Singh said, “Boatmen’s leaders are rigid at the call for of stopping cruise from accumulating passenger from other issues. Fulfilling this call for is difficult for the reason that cruise operator has been given licence to perform between Rajghat and Samneghat after completing all legal formalities. As in line with the stipulations of its license it may well collect passengers from all the ones puts, the place jetty is to be had for boarding.”
They are protesting against the cruise boat operator’s move of accumulating passengers from Assi Ghat with the exception of the allocated level at Khidkiya Ghat. This luxury cruise boat carrier was once started via chief minister Yogi Adityanath on September 2, 2018 to spice up tourism. According to the administration the cruise operator is not violating any situation of its licence.
The boatmen leaders Pramod Majhi and Shambhu Sahani said that their six demands come with to prevent cruise operator from accumulating passengers from multiple issues. After several rounds of talks with ACMs and ADMs, district Justice of the Peace Surendra Singh additionally held a talk with them offering many proposals for welfare of boatmen fraternity.
DM Surendra Singh said, “Boatmen’s leaders are rigid at the call for of stopping cruise from accumulating passenger from other issues. Fulfilling this call for is difficult for the reason that cruise operator has been given licence to perform between Rajghat and Samneghat after completing all legal formalities. As in line with the stipulations of its license it may well collect passengers from all the ones puts, the place jetty is to be had for boarding.”
Kashi boatmen threaten to boycott NRI event
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