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- manipulation of rules for passengers in bedroll, stoppage
Nagpur, The functioning of Railways, which is fast moving towards corporate culture, is becoming incomprehensible in some cases. Ways of income are now being found even from the services which were given free of cost. At Nagpur station, a fixed amount will have to be paid even for toilets. Under this, a situation like mercy at some places and torture at some places is seen regarding the bedrolls given to the passengers in Duronto Express. On the one hand, where railway train 12262/61 Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah Duronto is giving free bedrolls to passengers, on the other hand, in train 12290/91 Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto Express, passengers have to shell out Rs 250 for bedrolls. Has been
Similar view in other trains as well
Surprisingly, the quality of bedroll provided in every train is the same. Still, the passengers are not able to understand the free system in one and the cost system in the other. Apart from Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah Duronto, train 22123/24 Ajni-Pune-Ajni AC Express and train 22691/92 Bengaluru-New Delhi-Bengaluru Rajdhani Express are being given free of cost to passengers. In such a situation, why scissors on the pockets of the passengers of Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto?
complaint to railway minister
In this regard, Basantkumar Shukla, Secretary of the Indian Passenger Center, wrote a complaint letter to the Railway Minister demanding an end to discrimination against the passengers. He told that when bedrolls are being given free of cost in premium trains like Ajni-Pune-Ajni AC Express and Rajdhani, then on what basis Rs 250 is being charged in Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto. It is better that free bedroll facility should be provided in Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto like other trains. It should be noted that the cost of these bedrolls made of cotton is hardly up to Rs.100. In such a situation, recovery of Rs 250 is directly seen as loot. On the other hand, in order to save Rs 250 in case of a bedroll, passengers are being forced to travel with more luggage than at home.
step-motherly attitude towards stoppage
It is noteworthy that after the Kovid period, the Railways has used scissors in bulk at the stoppages of express trains. The station where more than 40 trains used to stop on up and down routes in 24 hours, now hardly even 10 trains are being stopped. It is believed that before Kovid, stoppages of trains were forcibly done by MPs and leaders by creating pressure for a better image in the eyes of the public. The Ministry of Railways rejected this methodology after the Kovid period and drastically cut down on stoppages so that the loss to the Railways could be reduced. However, this rule of the Ministry is so strict at some places that despite the demands of thousands of passengers connected to many major stations, trains are not being given stoppages, while on the request of a Member of Parliament, a train like Vande Bharat Express should be given stoppage in a small town like Rajnandgaon. Given.
