New Delhi:
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday recommended within the Lok Sabha that, if required, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor can sit on a ‘dharna’ (protest) for buying land for a railway challenge in Kerala.
Mr Vaishnaw’s feedback got here whereas replying to a query on the Nemom railway terminal challenge in Thiruvananthapuram, which is Mr Tharoor’s constituency.
Throughout Query Hour, the Congress chief talked about the delay and inadequate funds for the challenge, which can assist decongest the railway line to Thiruvananthapuram Central.
In response, Mr Vaishnaw mentioned the federal government’s focus is to ensure the large cities and junctions are decongested, new terminals are constructed and that numerous emphasis is given on designing them in order that the calls for and necessities of subsequent 50 years are met.
“The query in Kerala just isn’t of funds. We have now already deposited Rs 2,150 crore for buying land… I might request Shashi Tharoor ji, a really influential MP whom complete Kerala listens to, if required, to take a seat on a ‘dharna’ in entrance of the honourable state authorities and make it possible for the land is acquired,” Mr Vaishnaw mentioned.
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