Train services have been affected with several trains, including the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, detained following the indefinite rail blockade called from today by the All-Assam Bodo Joint Action Committee for Bodoland movement.
More than a thousand picketers squatted on rail tracks at Bhatkuchi near Rangiya station, Kokrajhar and Gossaigaon since 5 a.m. demanding Bodoland, official sources said.
The Rajdhani Express was detained at Rangiya. The other affected trains include Brahmaputra Mail, North East Express, Kamrup Express, Saraighat Express and Manas-Rhino Passenger.