PCC calls hike in railway fare ‘loot'

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PCC calls hike in railway fare ‘loot'

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

Chhattisgarh PCC chief Mohan Markam on Tuesday denounced the Modi government for hiking railway fares in the name of special trains and called it "open loot".

Normal trains are being run as specials and the Indian Railways was levying 40 percent extra from each passenger, the Congress leader said.

This was all the more objectionable when people have been hit hard by the pandemic and are facing an economic crunch, he said.

Intentionally, the Union government is not running normal trains to reap high tariffs, Markam added.

A fare of Rs 70 from Raipur to Bilaspur had been hiked up to Rs 170, he said. The Monthly Season Ticket for the same journey had shot up from Rs 600 to Rs 5,100, he said.

"This is open loot from the poor and only the rich are benefitted," Markam said.

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