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'Why is Railways charging poor migrants for train tickets?'

Updated On: 04 May, 2020 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B Aklekar

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut has written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, requesting that the state government bear the cost of the migrants' tickets

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Migrant labourers maintain social distance ahead of boarding Gorakhpur-bound Shramik Express at Bhiwandi. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Migrant labourers maintain social distance ahead of boarding Gorakhpur-bound Shramik Express at Bhiwandi. Pic/Suresh Karkera

With the Railways levying a surcharge of Rs 50 on the normal second-class fare on the special trains, activists and politicians on Sunday, were wondering aloud why this was so.

"It is unfair that Railways is charging migrants for transport to their homes. The Centre is spending so much on free food, shelter and treatment, it could have also waived train fare for migrants with no money or job," said Ajit Shenoy of Mumbai Mobility Forum (MMF).

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