Raipur, 3 October 2023/
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi regarding the difficulties faced by the public because of problems like irregular running of trains, their cancellation at any time, and charging of fares for express trains even from the passengers of passenger trains. The Chief Minister has written in the letter that the Railway Administration has been taking action to cancel many long-distance trains and local passenger trains passing through the state of Chhattisgarh for a long time without any prior notice or valid reason. Due to excessive delays in the remaining trains, lakhs of train passengers in the state are angry and dissatisfied. Despite several requests to the Railway Administration and the Central Government, the situation is not improving. The public is extremely agitated due to the indifference of the Central Government on this matter of widespread public interest.
He wrote that the main reason for the disorganized operation of passenger trains is the increase in the number of goods trains carrying minerals from the state to other states and the priority given to them in operation compared to passenger trains. Another reason for the dissatisfaction of the passengers is that the railways are imposing express train fares on passengers traveling on passenger trains as well.There is no such disorder or anarchy in the operation of passenger trains in any other state of the country. Due to the lack of a solution to such a serious issue in the state, people are expressing anger and dissatisfaction.
Mr. Baghel has requested the Prime Minister to show sensitivity towards the suffering of the people of the state, provide necessary instructions to the Railway Ministry to restart the operation of all passenger trains without any further delay, and to prevent prolonged delay of trains.
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