BJP demands Bandra-Worli Sea Link accessible to pedestrians.Byline: ANI Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata party (bär`ətēə jän`ətə) [Hindi,=Indian People's party] (BJP), Indian political party that espouses Hindu nationalism. activists staged a demonstration here demanding that the recently opened Bandra-Worli Sea Link should be accessible to pedestrians. Ten years and 325 million dollars later, the ambitious sea bridge aimed at easing Mumbai's notorious traffic jams, opened on June 30, holding out hope for harried commuters. BJP BJP Bharatiya Janata Party (India) BJP British Journal of Psychiatry BJP British Journal of Photography BJP Bubble Jet Printer (Canon) BJP Bence Jones Protein BJP Boston Jolly Pirates protestors, led by the state deputy Sardar Sardar, in some senses also Sirdar (Persian: سردار ) (Sardār Tara Singh from Mulund assembly constituency, demanded for a lane for cyclists and pedestrians. "I demand from the government that a small track for pedestrians along the sea link be constructed so that the common man and the poor people, who do not own cars, can also cross the bridge," Singh said. The protestors were briefly detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: by the police. The 5.6 km-long Bandra-Worli Sea Link, handles nearly 100,000 vehicles daily, helping wealthier residents skip nearly two dozen traffic lights and cut more than half an hour in the commute to the business hub in the south. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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