Media reports suggested that the leader was given VIP treatment as there is no provision of running special train for MPs as per rules of the railways.
General Manager of Western-Central Railway (WCR), which covers Bina under its Bhopal division, however, refuted the charge, saying no such treatment was meted out to Poonam, daughter of former union minister late Pramod Mahajan.
"No VIP treatment against the (rule) book was meted out to Poonam Mahajan," WCR General Manager Ramesh Chandra told PTI over phone today.
However, according to railway rules no special train can be run for MPs, the reports said.
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"In fact the special train from Bhopal was sent for Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha to Sagar district as per the protocol day before yesterday (May 31)," Chandra said.
Sinha had gone to Sagar to attend a function where Poonam was also present.
After the function, Sinha, according to his scheduled plan was to return to Bhopal by the special train from where he had to catch a flight to Delhi. But as the function got delayed, Sinha changed his plan at the last moment and boarded a train from Bina for Delhi, the GM said.
"As the special train was to return to Bhopal, Poonam boarded it. Nothing should be read into it. It was a coincidence," he said.
According to sources, Poonam was to catch a flight from Bhopal airport around 9 PM on May 31 night.