1 lakh people sign petition against Metro's proposed fare hike

August 18, 2015 19:06

Opposition Congress today claimed that over a lakh commuters have supported their protest against the proposed fare hike for the Mumbai Metro by signing petitions.

The Mumbai Congress had started the three-day-long protest on August 16 at all the 12 Metro stations here on the Versova to Ghatkopar corridor, demanding immediate roll back of the proposed hike.

Congress MLA and former Maharashtra minister Naseem Khan, who led the protest, claimed, "By this evening over one lakh commuters including students, businessmen, women came forward and signed the petition seeking immediate roll back of any proposed hike."

The petitions would be submitted to the representatives of the Centre and State government and to the Maharashtra Governor, he said.

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