Matheran Bandh: Local Residents of Popular Hill Station in Maharashtra Call for Indefinite Bandh Over Fleecing of Tourists by Horsemen
Local residents and business owners are claiming that tourist traffic has gone down in the area due to fleecing by horse owners. It is learned that the horsemen are charging tourists INR 500 to INR 1000 for a 2 km ride from Dasturi to Matheran.
Matheran, the popular hill station in Maharashtra, is seeing low footfall, as local residents have called for an indefinite bandh. According to reports, the indefinite bandh has been called as a protest against the alleged loot of tourists visiting the hill station by horsemen. Local residents and business owners are claiming that tourist traffic has gone down in the area due to fleecing by horse owners. It is learned that the horsemen are charging tourists INR 500 to INR 1000 for a 2 km ride from Dasturi to Matheran. Reports also suggest that vehicles are not being allowed inside Matheran and have to be parked at Daturi Naka, which is 2 km away from the hill station.ย โYour Officers Can Be Under Pressure, Not Judiciaryโ, Says Supreme Court After Maharashtra Government Questions Correctness of Judicial Officerโs Report on Allotment of E-Rickshaw Licences in Matheran.
Matheran Goes on Indefinite Bandh
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก | Local residents & business owners say tourist traffic has gone down due to fleecing by horse owners. Hereโs a report. pic.twitter.com/9MsWYHkuIA
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