Metro stations near PM's home back to normal

Metro stations near PM's home back to normalNew Delhi, Aug 26 : Normalcy returned Friday at the four Delhi Metro
stations close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence that had
been shut the day before, an official said.

Of the four stations, Udyog Bhawan, Race Course and Jor Bagh on the Huda
City Centre-Jahangirpuri corridor opened at 9 p. m. Thursday after
remaining shut for around six hours, said a Delhi Metro spokesperson.

The Khan Market station, on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur stretch and
in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence was opened at around
7.30 p. m., added the spokesperson.

Hazare and fellow activist Arvind Kejriwal Thursday morning appealed to
supporters for a peaceful protest in front of the prime minister's
residence at 7, Race Course Road from 5 p. m.

Dozens of protesters reached the prime minister's residence in the afternoon and 50 of them were detained, police said.

Hazare's supporters have been protesting in front of the prime
minister's house in batches since Wednesday. They have also staged
demonstrations in front of the houses of several MPs.(IANS)