'Stampede-like situation': Videos of swelling crowd at Ghatkopar metro station go viral amid PM Modi's roadshow
etween Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Maximum City. Due to PM Modi's road show, the metro services were shut from 6 pm, which is usually when office-goers start returning home. However, the services were resumed at 7:46 pm.
Also Read: 'Chudiyan hum pehna denge': PM Modi hits back at Congress, INDIA bloc over 'Pakistan has atom bomb' remark Several social media users, including Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, took to X, formerly Twitter, to share videos of the massive crowd at Ghatkopar metro station. "PM Modi in Mumbai for campaigning, public services go for a toss for security reasons and has led to creating massive chaos," Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi posted on ‘X’. Also Read: Remarks on wealth redistribution justified, BJP to EC amid PM Modi's 'I don’t do Hindu-Muslim' clarification: Report Independent journalist and author Kunal Purohit also shared a video of the chaotic situation and said, “Terrible planning by Mumbai’s Metro and Rail agencies towards PM Modi’s roadshow today.
A near-stampede at Ghatkopar station because of closure." The Congress Mumbai unit said the chaotic scenes at the metro station due to the sudden halt are deeply concerning. “The sudden halt of Mumbai Metro during PM Modi's roadshow is causing havoc. With no advance notice, commuters are left stranded, and the chaotic scenes captured on video are deeply concerning," posted the Mumbai Congress on X.
The Congress unit in Kerala accused PM Modi of creating trouble for lakhs of passengers by forcing the Mumbai metro to temporarily shut down for his election campaign. “If it's Modi, despair is guaranteed," it tweeted. Also Read: 'Didn't mention Hindu or
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