Rotten meal allegedly served in Rajdhani Express, passengers protest
According to reports, staffers of the premier train's pantry car served dinner to its passengers at around 7:30 pm. on Monday, nearly one hour prior to the scheduled time.
Passengers of the train claimed that jeera rice and chicken curry, which was served for dinner by Rajdhani's catering unit, was completely rotten and bad smell was coming from it.
Few passengers of the elite train somehow tried to have the meal and they fell sick thereafter.
When the train reached Asansol station on Tuesday morning, passengers staged protest there and after arriving at Sealdah, they held demonstration in front of station manager's office.
Station manager of Sealdah, Ananda Bardhan, told IBNS that they are looking into the matter and appropriate action will be taken against the catering agency, if the allegation is proved to be true.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Babul Supriyo asserted that he would discuss the matter with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday evening.
"This allegation is not false. I faced the same thing while traveling in Rajdhani Express," Babul Supriyo told IBNS.
"I will surely discuss the matter with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and I want to say thanks to the agitators as their protest will help me in getting step from the Ministry of Railways," Supriyo added.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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