Railway Fare Hike Brings Moan to Commoners
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CST becomes 1st Railway station to get... PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 173 THURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com Income tax department Newsmakers Bureau j u s t t r y i n g t o c o n t ro l t h e Vijay Salgaonkar, Train commuter afternoon_voice overcrowding; those who have to No one goes to railway platforms for time raids pass. Already the travel fare has touched sky, entral Railway came up with travel outstation or those who want a the costliest solution to place to sit and talk come and gather the common man is struggling to sustain with Taapsee ... control overfilling railway at railway platforms, many at times it routine challenges and now this 50 Rupee << C difficult to monitor them, with the PG 12 platforms. They have five times platform ticket is an additional pinch.” increased the cost of platform tickets. increased price only limited people Anup D'Souza, Student Earlier the platform ticket price was will visit platforms”. He stated further, “the new rate ₹10 now the same ticket would be I am jobless, I travel every day to search for came into implementation from 1st available in ₹50. These price hikes jobs, from a cup of tea to tickets everything has March and remains effective till 15th are implemented at major stations become costlier, this platform ticket is an June this year.” like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj additional burden. Why would someone go to Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak List of stations that have railway platforms if they don’t have any reason Terminus in Mumbai, and suburban or emergency? Mumbai was locked down for Thane, Kalyan, Panvel, Bhiwandi implemented price hike almost ten months to control Covid.” Road stations. C S M T Last week, there was an uproar Vivek Avere, Painter over a rise in the ticket fares of short- Dadar I went to drop my parents to Lokmanya Tilak distance passenger trains; the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railways station, my father is a retired farmer Railways said the "a little high fares" and my mother a housewife, I am the sole Gujarat not are only to discourage needless tours. Bhiwandi bread earner for my family, to drop their When Afternoon Voice spoke to to increase Thane luggage I had to buy a platform ticket for me Chief Public Relations and my friend. I was shocked to see the price Officer of central Kalyan of it. “Rs 100 is my three-time meal. People tax rates r a i l w a y S h i v a j i like me finding it difficult to breathe due to Sutar, he said, “We are Panvel in Budget ... lack of jobs, family responsibilities, and above << all price rise.” PG 05 Railway fare hike brings moan to commoners he pandemic and long lockdowns have pinched the pockets required. But Railways needs to understand when travel is not of a common man; above all the price hike in all basic sectors needed, why would someone want to travel. Those who have to travel Tsuch as grocery, vegetables, commuting from office to home to meet their needs take the burns of these price rises. everything has reached a peak when it comes to price rise. Petrol and With a view to regulate rush at stations and in trains, passenger diesel rates have gone up, so the trucks and transportation, that’s how trains are being charged slightly more fair than pre-Covid times and a commodities rates, it’s all interred related. People are frustrated close vigil is being kept. The situation is being constantly monitored because they have their own challenges on various fronts. Survival to ensure restoration of services in keeping with the set of rules needs a proper budget. Lack of job opportunities deducted salaries necessary to be followed during Covid times. It may be noted that and dried bank accounts are not allowing them a calm life. Passenger operations have always been subsidized by railways. The Indian Railway’s higher fares for short-distance passenger Dr.Vaidehi trains are done only to discourage people from travel which is not CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 afternoonvoice.com/editorial [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews THURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2021 Editoritis AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 02 Railway fare hike The Railway Ministry said that COVID-19 is still around and in fact, brings moan to commoners in some states, the << condition is PAGE 1 deteriorating. Visitors and travellers from various states are being subjected to screening in other areas as well as discouraged to travel. The little fare hike is to be seen as a proactive measure of the national transporter to prevent crowding in trains and stop novel coronavirus from spreading. Long-distance passenger trains and even short-distance passenger trains are being operated as special train services. As a special provision in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the fares of these trains have been fixed at par with mail and express trains’ absolute ticket price, for the same distance. [email protected] vaidehitaman vaidehisachin Volume No. 12 | Issue No. 173 Editor Dr. Vaidehi Printer and Publisher Printed at Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. S R Publication & Printing Press Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (E), Mumbai - 68. www.afternoonvoice.com www.newsmakers.co.in Shop No 07, Swapna Siddhi Complex, www.beyondthenews.biz www.nbcaward.com Akurli Road, Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400 101. www.mumbaimanoos.com www.hackers5.com Post Box No.8571 Mumbai- 400 101 Tel: 9137352545 Email- [email protected] • SMS -9820199881 For any queries regarding the editorial desk, contact - 7506760610 Disclaimer : The views expressed in the edit are solely of the editor. The publication do not necessarily share the opinions expressed. Any litigation against the content or publication will be entertained under the Jurisdiction of Mumbai only. afternoonvoice.com/opinion [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews THURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2021 Voices AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 03 Please listen to me my heart feeling honorable Prime Minister any people are making these have faith that you can do it. Today the had brought the picture of Sage Arvind comments about you. That is, countrymen have no problem. Because and Gitanjali too. '' Congress leaders in I would like to MModi needed to take pictures the facilities that you are giving to the Karnataka have also made such a with some things in Bengal. The blind people do not reach the common people. mockery. say to the devotees of Bengal would have been So ordinary people are angry. The Meanwhile, another controversy has “ happy with that. They say we have never countrymen have full faith that you can erupted over the remarks of AIMIM honourable seen such a liar in our life. fix this thing. Why the police have leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Prime Minister In some states, the corona vaccine was become a source of annoyance to the Owaisi. Significantly, the Prime Minister that there is still developed as soon as the vote came. people today. This is because some has relied on covacin made in Modi wants to do politics everywhere. policemen have gone to work on their 'indigenous' technology, not ‘covishield'. time, and we Whether the people of India are alive or own because of some money. 80% of Mentioning that, he questioned the believe that you not, there is no problem. It cannot be the people in the country do not have effectiveness of Covishield. He claims that used by any Prime Minister. Those who enough money to support their families. there are doubts as to whether the can lead our say these things do not know you. This is good news for the countrymen. vaccine is effective for those over 64 country to This is because they have a lot of Corona vaccine has arrived in our years of age. In the words of Owaisi, confidence in you. You show the country. We live in a country where the "Coincidentally, Modi has also taken the progress. countrymen the use of the Prime Prime Minister of the country is vaccine. I urge the government to Honorable Prime Minister. Then they will realize their convincing the people about the corona address this issue. " mistake and start believing in you. vaccine, there is no politics in this vaccine, The process of vaccinating people Minister, the I would like to say to the honourable it is really the corona vaccine. And you between the ages of 60 and 45 who people of India Prime Minister that there is still time, and start using it too. have co-morbidity has started since we believe that you can lead our country Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the yesterday. And at the beginning, the are in a lot of to progress. Honorable Prime Minister, corona vaccine on Monday. And the Prime Minister was seen to vaccinate the trouble.” the people of India are in a lot of trouble. debate started around that. Opponents people in the morning. He also posted The countrymen will be happy if you are alleging that Modi's vaccination also the picture on Twitter. This time his aim at that. Then you don't have to be a includes vote-numbers! vaccination also created an atmosphere campaign bar to vote. Then Indians will Why are the opponents saying that? of political controversy. start loving you. You tell us how far our In fact, a nurse named P Nivedita from I read this news in a Bengali country has gone. I will not only blame Pondicherry vaccinated the Prime newspaper. Those who are talking about you for this, it is the fault of the people.