The railway unions alleged that the railway administration are looking out to sell off prime properties in Mumbai in the name of development. The railway unions on Monday agitated against the shutdown of printing press at Byculla. The Indian Railways however has decided to shut down all five printing press across the county. The unions claim that the Indian Railway ministry are on a privatisation spree and wants to commercially utilise right from these printing presses, rail production units, staff quarters and even manufacturing of rakes.
The Indian Railways are presently operating printing presses at Byculla on Central Railway, Howrah in Eastern Railway, Shakurbasti (Delhi) in Northern Railway, Royapuram (Chennai) and Secunderabad in South Central Railway.