March 17, 2025
Lok Sabha MP Prasun Banerjee’s speech on the Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways for 2025-26
माननीय अध्यक्ष जी, आपनेमझुेइस कवर्य परबोलनेिा मौिा कदया, इसिे कलए मैंआपिा आभारी ह ं। मैंबंगाली भार्ा मेंबोलना चाहता ह ं। My Lok Sabha constituency, Howrah, has two Railway zones- the Eastern Railway Zone and the South Eastern Railway Zone. हमारेपास दोनोंहीहैं, इधर कमकनस्टर साहबहैं। There is an important station in the South Eastern Zone named Santragachi. A new building is being erected in that station. This work has been going on for a few years now and I am not sure for how long this work will go on. We were informed that the work would be completed soon, but even after two years, the work hasn’t been completed. It’s difficult to predict the work’s completion. यह िब खत्म होगा, हम नहीं जानतेहैं। इतना बड़ा स्टेशन बन रहा है। ईजी िर सितेहैं, हम इसीकलए बोल रहेहैं। मेहरबानी िीकजए, इधर मंत्री जी हैं, अच्छेआदमी हैं, हम िहतेहैंकििजल्दी िरगेंेतो अच्छा होगा। All right. िब खत्म होगा, हम नहीं जानते। I had repeatedly requested the Honourable Railway Minister to construct an underpass in the Baksara region which is near Santragachi station. Many people commute through that area with great difficulty. I have personally met him, and I have written a letter to him. I had spoken about this in previous sessions as well. Everything is on record, yet no work was *done. हम इधर ही रहतेहैं, उधर नहीं, एिदम खत्म हो गया। Passenger services have completely collapsed in the South Eastern Railway Zone. The services of the local train are often delayed for 2-2.5 hours. The trains get cancelled on a whim. The situation is so grave that the passengers have stopped trusting the railways and are preferring other modes of transport like the Bus service. To enter the platform of Howrah station, the trains have to wait for several hours. I am sure the Railway Minister is aware of these issues. I will request him to please grant my requests. You are a true gentleman. I have spoken to you earlier as well. हम यही िहना चाहतेहैंकििमेहरबानी िीकजए, इधर जो हुआ, एि ही बात है, आप हमेंइधर सेिर दीकजए। मैंइसीवजह सेिह रहा ह ं कििआप अंडरपास देदीकजए। : सर, ट्रेन लेट होती है। सर, आप िरक्े ट बोल रहेहैंऔर कमकनस्टर साहब भी िरक्े ट बोल रहे हैं। लेकिन थोड़ी तिलीि हैकि वहां ट्रेन िम आती है। गांव सेजो लोग आतेहैं, वहांबसेज नहीं कमलती हैं। इसकलए मैंयह बात बोलना चाह रहा ह ं। ऐसी बात नहीं है, आप लोग िाम िरतेहैं। आप संतरागाछीस्टेशन पर ट्रेन िी व्यवस्था िर दीकजए।हम यहांिोई लड़ाई िरनेिे कलए नहीं आएहैं। यकद कमकनस्टर साहब हमारा िाम िरगेंेतो हम किससेजािर लड़ाई िरगेंे? वेबहुत अच्छेहैं। मैं दोबाराइस बात िोबोल रहाह ं कि बक्सरा मेंएि अंडरपास िी व्यवस्था िर दीकजए। … थैंि यूसर।
