Cortalim Traffic woes: Congress protests, vehicles queue up

The traffic woes at Cortalim were no different from regular days. The vehicles queued up, as usual, the potholes breaking the backs of commuters and vehicles from both the end jostling to make their way.

What was different was the dramatic Congress protest on the same road. Police arrested 50 Congress workers at Cortalim junction when they tried to cross Zuari bridge by walking in protest of continuous traffic blockade for the last 3 days. 

When the police tried to stop them the commotion broke out on after chaotic road.

While the commuters continued with their daily struggle, opposition chose to raise political slogans.

The sloganeering led to the immediate arrest of  50 Congress leaders including GPCC Chief Girish Chodankar.