There was a ruckus on the first day of the Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express train. A woman and her companion traveling in it have made serious allegations. They say that BJP workers harassed them and misbehaved with them in the train. The woman said that she was passing through the train compartment to get food, when she was misbehaved with. She said, ‘A person blocked our way and claimed that this cabin is reserved for BJP members. He did not allow us to pass through there. When we tried to return, the situation worsened. There was a heated argument and there was a fight.’
The woman told reporters inside the Vande Bharat train, “We were going through the cabin to get food. Meanwhile, an uncle stopped us and said that this is a BJP cabin. So we cannot go in it.” She said that when we started returning from there after hearing this, he started arguing. He pushed us and asked why we were roaming around the cabin again and again. The victim said, “We are also associated with BJP but such people defame the party.”
Congress raised questions by sharing the video
According to the report, the woman’s companion described himself as a BJP supporter. He said that he was invited as an influencer to cover the inauguration of the train. Expressing anger over the incident, he said, ‘BJP had called us as influencers. They are calling the train their personal property and misbehaving with my sister.’ It is known that there is a lot of uproar on social media regarding this incident. Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammad has condemned it. She posted on Twitter and said, ‘This is completely unacceptable. The train is public property. It is not personal or BJP’s property.’ Sharing the viral clip on behalf of the Congress party, it was said, ‘This video testifies to the tricks, character and face of the BJP.’
PM Modi flagged off 3 new Vande Bharat trains
Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off 3 new Vande Bharat trains connecting Meerut to Lucknow, Madurai to Bengaluru and Chennai to Nagarcoil on Saturday. He said that rapid development of southern states is important to achieve the goal of making India developed by 2047. PM Modi also said that increased budgetary allocation for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka has strengthened rail transport in southern states. Meerut City-Lucknow Vande Bharat train will take passengers about an hour earlier than the current fastest train between the two cities. Similarly, Chennai Egmore-Nagarcoil Vande Bharat will save more than 2 hours and Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train will save about one and a half hours.
