UP Piyush Goyal faces protests by rly employees

  • | Friday | 16th November, 2018

It is to clarify that there was no attack on Shri Piyush Goyal or his car and nobody was injured," the Piyush Goyal Office tweeted. "Certain incorrect news reports have appeared regarding Railway Minister's speech at today's event of Northern Railway Men's Union in Lucknow. Minister @PiyushGoyal attended and addressed the 70th Annual General Meeting of Northern Railway Men’s Union in Luc… https://t.co/fXSv0T1OAq — Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) 1542386914000Certain incorrect news reports have appeared regarding Railway Minister's speech at today's event of Northern Railw… https://t.co/Q8tjazvhOY — Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) 1542384073000LUCKNOW: Union minister Piyush Goyal faced protests by railway employees here on Friday over issues of restoring the old pension scheme and regularisation of the service of the apprentices.However, the office of Goyal denied that any such protest had taken place.The railway minister was here to attend the 70th annual general meeting of the Northern Railway Men's Union.In his address, Goyal said the government was sensitively considering various demands of the railway employees, like the problems faced in the implementation of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and regularisation of the apprentices.After his address, many gheraoed Goyal and raised slogans against him, saying the minister's speech was not satisfactory.Amidst chaos, the security personnel escorted him to his vehicle, after which he left for Delhi.

Minister @PiyushGoyal attended and addressed the 70th Annual General Meeting of Northern Railway Men’s Union in Luc… https://t.co/fXSv0T1OAq — Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) 1542386914000 Certain incorrect news reports have appeared regarding Railway Minister's speech at today's event of Northern Railw… https://t.co/Q8tjazvhOY — Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) 1542384073000 LUCKNOW: Union minister Piyush Goyal faced protests by railway employees here on Friday over issues of restoring the old pension scheme and regularisation of the service of the apprentices.However, the office of Goyal denied that any such protest had taken place.The railway minister was here to attend the 70th annual general meeting of the Northern Railway Men's Union.In his address, Goyal said the government was sensitively considering various demands of the railway employees, like the problems faced in the implementation of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and regularisation of the apprentices.After his address, many gheraoed Goyal and raised slogans against him, saying the minister's speech was not satisfactory.Amidst chaos, the security personnel escorted him to his vehicle, after which he left for Delhi."Certain incorrect news reports have appeared regarding Railway Minister's speech at today's event of Northern Railway Men's Union in Lucknow. It is to clarify that there was no attack on Shri Piyush Goyal or his car and nobody was injured," the Piyush Goyal Office tweeted.

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