December 4, 2024
Mitali Bag’s speech on The Railways(Amendment) Bill, 2024
Namaskar. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to speak on the Railway Amendment Bill. I pay my respect to Shri Shri Ramkrishna Thakur & Maa Sarada. I am grateful to the people of Arambag Lok Sabha constituency. They have elected me and sent me to the Parliament. Whenever a discussion like this takes place, we get to hear about the Double Engine Government- which is wheezing past all the places— hundred percent work has been done everywhere. We also get to hear the slogan in this Parliament— “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas”. The birthplace of “Bharat Pathik” Shri Raja Ram Mohan Roy is Khanakul which is situated in the Arambag Constituency. Raja Rammohan Roy was the first train passenger, yet there is no rail service available in his birthplace. School students are drawing images of Rail to manifest their inner wishes. They have a hope inside their hearts and they are waiting for the day when rail services will start. They are painting murals on the wall and they are drawing this on their notebooks as well. They are dreaming of the day when they will be able to commute to their schools and colleges by rail. Will the minister kindly state how long the students and the common people have to wait? Rail services should immediately start from Pashkura to Chandrakona. There is a famous Rajbanshi village called Narajole. To provide services to the common man and to keep the illustrated historic places alive, rail service should be started. The Honourable Railway Minister is present here. I will request him not to repeatedly attack our Honourable Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay and not to accuse her on the matters related to land encroachment, rather he should take the initiative to quickly complete the work between Tarakeswar to Bishnupur. I would like to state another issue. It would really help the cancer patients If you could start a train from Arambag to Mumbai so that they can reach the Tata Memorial Hospital with ease. Or if you can start a train from Arambagh to Bangalore. Even if it is a bi-weekly train, it will benefit the patients and kindly try to provide stoppages to Arambag, Sheorafuli, and Tarakeswar stations. A member just said that there have been no railway accidents. How wonderful! I don’t know if he reads any newspapers, and I wonder if someone can say such a…(Not recorded) just to snatch some applause. When we used to play as a child, we would make the train sounds- “Ku Jhik Jhik”. Those who are shouting about Double Engine Government like a member did a few minutes back, should know that the common man knows the real state of the Double Engine- whether it is good or bad. I am requesting the Railway Minister to pay more attention to the Railways since the Railway is an extremely important mode of transport in our country. I would say a few concluding words. If the ministry can find a way to quickly confirm the tickets for the patients, then that will benefit the family of the ailing person. I would thank you for providing me the opportunity to speak again.
