Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over price hike of fuel, train fares ANI | Updated: Feb 23, 2021 10:23 IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Slamming the Centre over the hike in prices of fuel and train fares, Congress leaderRahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the situation as a disaster for the people and an opportunity for the government.
Sharing a newspaper article that reported that the fare of passenger trains will be doubled, the Congress leader said: COVID- Disaster for you, opportunity for the government. Petrol-diesel-gas-train fare, middle-class has been badly trapped, loot has broken the illusion of jumlas , he tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi).
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The Indian Railways is gearing up to resume operations of the trains that were suspended in March due to coronavirus.
It was reported in some sections of media on Tuesday that fares of many trains will be hiked from January 6.
The reports also claimed that reservations of seats will now be made mandatory in trains.
The Indian Railways is gearing up to resume operations of the trains that were suspended in March due to coronavirus outbreak. However, it was reported in some sections of media on Tuesday that fares of many trains will be hiked from January 6.
The reports also claimed that reservations of seats will now be made mandatory in trains in order to reduce the congestion of passengers on trains. It was reported that a reservation fee of Rs 15 will be included in all the ticket prices.