Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee demanded the resumption of all 12 trains that had been surreptitiously cancelled across the state on Saturday.
While addressing a press conference, APCC spokesperson Dilip Kumar Sharma claimed that the trains were cancelled for a few months due to a COVID-19 epidemic, but that now that the situation has eased, 12 trains from Assam have been discreetly cancelled under the excuse of lockdown.
The trains cancelled from Assam are–
- 1207 Dibrugarh Shatabdi
- 15942 Jhajha Express
- 12525 Kolkata Superfast
- 15617 Mariani Intercity
- 1571 Kamakhya Intercity
- 15911 Naharlagun Intercity
- 15605 Furkating Intercity
- 55903 Mariani Passenger
- 65911 Dangori passenger
- 5565 Silchar Passenger
- 55605 Murkongselek Passenger
- 55618 New Bangaigaon Passenger
“It is undeniable that taking the bus and other forms of public transit have always been expensive, and commuters have always complained about it. The government should take this into account, but the railroads have unilaterally cancelled some of the most critical trains for commuters without saying anything,” he added.
“It is rather surprising to observe that even the state administration has maintained its quiet on the subject,” he continued.
“Just when we were thinking that the trains were being cancelled, we noticed that the railways disguising development of some trains in the state, reduced the number of station stoppages while increasing the fares up to 300 percent”, the APCC statement read.
Dilip further said that these concerns could never be acceptable and that the APCC demanded that rail services be resumed immediately.
He added “We are not opposed to training upgrades but it is not a reasonable point to simply decrease stations. To relieve normal passengers, the railways should simply deploy new express trains.”
According to the APCC spokesperson, even farmers who use railways to transport their crops are dismayed by the current scenario and price hikes.