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Kerala train passengers to hold stand-up protest in Kozhikode
A section of train passengers from north Kerala will stage a stand-up protest at Kozhikode railway station on Sunday (August 16) accusing Southern Railway of neglecting their demands. The Malabar Train Passengers’…
The Story in Brief
A section of train passengers from north Kerala will stage a stand-up protest at Kozhikode railway station on Sunday (August 16) accusing Southern Railway of neglecting their demands. The Malabar Train Passengers’ Welfare Association said the Kozhikode-Thrissur Passenger and the Thrissur-Kozhikode Passenger, cancelled during the pandemic, have not been restored.
The association also demanded rescheduling the Palakkad-Kannur Express to start from Shoranur at 4 p.m., halts at all stations en route, and at least 18 bogies for the Kannur-Coimbatore Express. It wants a MEMU train from Palakkad and more services connecting central and north Kerala. Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan recently met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, complaining that 80% of special Onam trains were allocated to south Kerala.
The Indian Opinion
The north-south Kerala train bias narrative is easy to amplify, but the numbers matter. Raghavan’s complaint about 80% special trains going to south Kerala is a specific claim Southern Railway must answer. Yet the association’s demands, restoring pre-pandemic services, adding bogies, are modest, not radical. The real test: will the minister announce a concrete allocation for Malabar before Onam, or will Sunday’s protest be met with silence? A delayed reply is also a reply.
Source: thehindu.com
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