Chandra Shekhar Aazad mentioned in line with a report, there have been 1,503 such incidents in 2022.
Lucknow:
Azad Samaj Social gathering (Kanshi Ram) MP Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Sunday claimed that stones had been thrown on the Vande Bharat prepare coach through which he was travelling, damaging its glass, and requested the railway minister and the administration to take strict steps to test such incidents.
He additionally urged dad and mom and lecturers to make youngsters conscious of the problem.
Mr Aazad’s submit mentioned, “This morning I used to be travelling from Delhi to Kanpur by Vande Bharat prepare. As quickly because the prepare crossed Kamalpur station in Bulandshahr district at round 7:12 am, some delinquent aspect threw stones from exterior, resulting from which the glass close to the passenger sitting two seats forward of me received shattered.”
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“I used to be shocked and surprised by this incident. This incident not solely brought on injury to authorities property but additionally raised questions concerning the security of passengers. Such incidents are reprehensible and can’t be accepted at any value,” Aazad, an MP from Nagina seat in Uttar Pradesh, mentioned.
Railway Safety Drive (RPF) sub-inspector, Manoj Gautam, mentioned that the matter is being probed.
Mr Aazad mentioned in line with a report, there have been 1,503 such incidents in 2022, inflicting the lack of crores of rupees to the Railways.
“This determine forces one to assume why such incidents are occurring time and again. Stone pelting on trains not solely causes property injury, however it could actually additionally show deadly for the passengers,” he mentioned.
There’s a want to know that railways are a priceless asset of the nation and its safety is the accountability of all of us residents of the nation, he mentioned, including such acts not solely create a sense of insecurity but additionally hurt the picture of our nation.
To forestall such incidents, the Union Railway Minister, railway police and administration ought to take strict steps in addition to unfold consciousness in society, he mentioned.
“I request that oldsters and lecturers in colleges should make youngsters conscious of this topic. This won’t solely scale back such incidents however will even guarantee the protection of railway passengers,” Aazad mentioned.
“This nation is ours, and the safety of the nation’s property shouldn’t be solely the ethical accountability and constitutional elementary obligation of the federal government but additionally all of us,” he mentioned.
Mr Aazad tagged the railways and the minister involved in his submit.
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