<p>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Monday disrupted survey of land near Shilphata in Thane district for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.</p>.<p>More than 20 members of the MNS — carrying the party flags — reached the Shilphata village on the old Mumbai-Pune highway and protested against the land measurement process being carried out by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited.</p>.<p>The bullet train, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project, would pass through the twin districts of Thane and Palghar before entering Mumbai.</p>.<p>"We will continue to oppose this measurement drive as we want jobs and not a bullet train. We will not allow bullet train to come here,” said Avinash Jadhav, Thane district president of MNS.</p>.<p>Last week, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had asked party workers to oppose the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project and the proposed Mumbai-Vadodara high-speed expressway.</p>.<p>The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, estimated to cost Rs 1,08,000 crore, is being built with the assistance of the Japanese government.</p>.<p>The All India Kisan Sabha had also recently opposed the bullet train project in Dahanu in Palghar district.</p>
<p>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Monday disrupted survey of land near Shilphata in Thane district for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.</p>.<p>More than 20 members of the MNS — carrying the party flags — reached the Shilphata village on the old Mumbai-Pune highway and protested against the land measurement process being carried out by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited.</p>.<p>The bullet train, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project, would pass through the twin districts of Thane and Palghar before entering Mumbai.</p>.<p>"We will continue to oppose this measurement drive as we want jobs and not a bullet train. We will not allow bullet train to come here,” said Avinash Jadhav, Thane district president of MNS.</p>.<p>Last week, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had asked party workers to oppose the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project and the proposed Mumbai-Vadodara high-speed expressway.</p>.<p>The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, estimated to cost Rs 1,08,000 crore, is being built with the assistance of the Japanese government.</p>.<p>The All India Kisan Sabha had also recently opposed the bullet train project in Dahanu in Palghar district.</p>