Rail Minister too busy with bullet train, Mumbai passengers ignored: Raut on Bandra stampede
The Hindu
Shiv Sena MP criticizes Railway Minister for neglecting Mumbai passengers amid accidents and stampede at Bandra station.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut targeted Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday (October 27, 2024) over the stampede at Bandra station here, claiming he was too busy with the bullet train project while passengers in Mumbai were being ignored.
Nine persons were injured, including two critically, in a stampede after rush for boarding a Gorakhpur-bound train at the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai on Sunday morning, as per officials.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Raut said, "Mumbai city gives maximum revenue to the Union government. Compared to it, we hardly get any facilities here for passengers."
"The Railway Minister is too involved with the bullet train project and people are left to die because of the poor infrastructure as the railway minister is disconnected with their problems," he claimed.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, aimed at significantly reducing the travel time between the two cities, is currently under-construction.
The Railway Minister is always presented as highly educated and his association with premium institutes like IITs is highlighted, but he has failed to solve problems of the common people who are dependent on the Railways for travel, Mr. Raut claimed.
"Mumbai city not only gives maximum revenue but has the highest number of suburban passengers. However, the Railway Minister has not taken any steps to solve the problems," the Rajya Sabha member charged.
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