Sign bit.ly/#SuburbanRail - It can take over 10 lakh rides per day off the roads & quickly. Imagine the impact on traffic . It’s the single largest hope to solve our traffic woes. Now the PMO has shockingly decided to go back on it’s commitment of Suburban Rail on a whim , and causing Bangalore citizens damage to it so health, mental and basic rights . We have been agitating for this for years , knowing this is our only sustainable, cost effective and future proof solution to our traffic woes. Why has Bengaluru been denied suburban train for more than 33 years when Mumbai, Chennai had them for nearly 100 years and even Hyderabad got it 15 years ago? So Bangalore citizens are mere pawns in the political chess game . They have seen no reason to push this given its a cusp of Railways/center/state . And mainly ‘I don’t care. No money in MY bank!’ . The State dragged its feet, citizens rose after #SteelFlyoverBeda , Center promised, citizens breathed & NOW they withdraw ! Is this who we are to Delhi capital ? This is such devious , anti Bangalore spite - centrist , arbitrary & mean. Time wasted - and we don’t have time ! A few things we can do : Is the State Government, lobby groups opposed to the growth of cheap public transport? Center is doing this to harass Bangalore because we are not same party at center. Clearly true . Else why is a pre election March 19 decision being communicated now ? To affect our vote? Election commission to be alerted ? Shall we citizens of Bengaluru DIE horribly of smoke , pollution , mental health issues enabled by city’s impossible traffic, and cruelly shrugged off by state n central Govts? Why ? Imply that the benefit to nation’s most visible gem, IT revenue, Bangalore and citizen convenience has no impact /interest to them . Media ; ‘Center punishes Bangalore Citizens’ . ‘After years of waiting, spitefully slaps Bangaloreans on the move’ ‘Pushes city down a traffic nightmare forever. ‘ Center determined to wreck city economy & mind’ Our city MPs should fight as one . Blr Central MP PC Mohan must represent this aggressively - he’s MP Central after all. We need to hold accountable all the Bangalore MPs like Rajeev Gowda Et al (at Heart of Bangalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxuJlKGljBw/?igshid=4fh9a2mjyh57
