Says Modi govt leaving no opportunity to loot public
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the Modi government is leaving no opportunity to loot the common people, claiming that it has raised rail fare for the second time in one year ahead of the Union budget.
The railway ministry on Sunday announced a hike in train ticket prices by 1 paise per km for ordinary class beyond a journey of 215 km, and 2 paise per km for non-AC classes of mail/express trains and AC classes of all trains. The new rates will be effective from December 26, 2025.
In a post on X, Kharge said the railways has faced a sad saga of neglect and apathy under the Modi government. “The Modi Government is leaving no opportunity to loot the common public. Second railway fare hike in a single year, days before the Union Budget.
“With no separate Railway Budget, accountability has vanished,” Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X.
He said the railways is ailing while the Modi government is busy in fake publicity rather than concrete delivery.
Referring to vacancies in the railways, he said, “Jobs vacant, future stalled: 3.16 lakh vacancies rot the system. Youth awaits permanent posting, contractual posting on rise. (Latest available annual report on pay and allowances)” “Under Modi Government, Railways face a sad saga of neglect, apathy and fake hype,” the Congress president alleged.