Rail Budget 2014: Congress workers protest against Rail Budget

NEW DELHI: Protesting against the Rail Budget presented by Union Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, hundreds of Congress workers led by DPCC chief Arvinder Singh today staged a demonstration outside his residence.

Protestors reached Gowda's 1, Tyagraj Marg residence around 3 PM and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Railway Minister.

During the protest, DPCC chief spokesperson Mukesh Sharma pulled down Railway Minister Gowda's name plate placed outside his residence and stood on it to express his anger.

However, Arvinder Singh criticised the move, saying, "This is wrong. I tried to stop protestors from doing this. Congress workers wanted to protest in a silent manner."

"Modi-led Government is trying to privatise Railway network," Singh told reporters here.

The Congress workers, who were staging the protest outside the minister's residence, got out of control when they saw Gowda in the car as he was returning home after presenting the Rail Budget in the Parliament.

Seeing Gowda inside the car, Congressmen immediately surrounded the vehicle and didn't allow him to enter his residence for a few minutes.

Security personnel, who were present at the spot, pushed them away to allow the minister's car to enter the premises.

Police had to erect barricades around ministers's residence to prevent protestors from entering into the premises.

Yesterday, Congress leaders had tried to gherao Parliament House to protest over the issue of price rise and rail fare hike, but were prevented from doing so due to heavy security in the area.