Rathwa urges Rly minister not to use rakes from Guj for Kumbh

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Press Trust of India Vadodara
Last Updated : Apr 17 2016 | 3:07 PM IST
Former Union Minister of State for Railway Naran Rathwa has urged Railway minister Suresh Prabhu to withdraw Railway's decision to use train rakes from Vadodara division for Simhastha Kumbh which begins next week in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain.
The Railway plans to utilise the DEMU (diesel electric multiple unit) rakes from Vadodara division to run running specials from Ujjain for the mega religious festival.
"I have requested the Railway minister after Vadodara division (Western Railway) announced the cancellation of running of DEMU rakes from April 17 to May 29," Rathwa told PTI today.
He said the decision was taken without any discussions with local authorities and the move will affect nearly 6 lakh commuters, mostly tribals.
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First Published: Apr 17 2016 | 3:07 PM IST