14 May,2024 12:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
PM Narendra Modi. File Pic/ AFP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who filed his nomination papers from Varanasi, will be in Mumbai campaigning for candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The roadshow will be conducted in Ghatkopar which falls in the Mumbai North East constituency on May 15. Following the May 15 roadshow, PM Modi will be holding another rally in the city.
The media reports stated that PM Modi will be addressing a rally first at Dindori and then at Kalyan before the roadshow in Ghatkopar.
The Mumbai Traffic Police on May 13 also announced diversions to ensure that the traffic is not hampered during PM Modi's Ghatkopar roadshow.
Here's all you need to know about PM Modi's Ghatkopar roadshow:
Route of the roadshow
According to the reports, PM Modi's Ghatkopar roadshow will begin at 8 pm from Shreyas Cinema on LBS Marg and it will terminate at Gandhi Market in Sion.
Roadshow for Mihir Kotecha
PM Modi's Ghatkopar roadshow is being held in the areas that fall under the Mumbai North East constituency and the BJP has nominated party leader and a close associate of Devendra Fadnavis--Mihir Kotecha from the seat. Voting for the Mumbai North East seat will be conducted in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
Traffic diversions issued for PM Modi's Ghatkopar roadshow
The Mumbai Traffic Police have declared road restrictions along Lal Bahadur Shashtri Road until Sion to ensure smooth traffic flow and reduce annoyance for motorists.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr. Raju Bhujbal of Eastern Suburbs Traffic, the roadshow is expected to draw big crowds, which would disrupt vehicular traffic on LBS Road. As a result, between 2 and 10 p.m. on May 15, sections of LBS Road (from Gandhi Nagar Junction to Naupada Junction) and Mahul-Ghatkopar Road (from Meghraj Junction to R.B Kadam Junction) would be closed in both directions.
The announcement lists three new road closures: Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road from Ghatkopar Junction to Sakinaka Junction, Gulati Petrol Pump Junction from Hiranandani Kailas Complex Road, and Golibar Maidan and Ghatkopar Metro Station (west) to Sarvodaya Junction.
To minimise delays, motorists should utilise other routes such as the Eastern Express Highway, Western Express Highway, Andheri-Kurla Road, Saki Vihar Road, MIDC Central Road, Santacruz-Chembur Link Road, Sion-Bandra Link Road, or Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road.
