Yes i agree earlier each MP demanded train for their area, i will say it was good that earlier each MP demanded a new train from their area and trains were given , otherwise think as per present situation, if those trains were not given and this present procedure of giving trains on to election winning possibility states were given then there would have been a huge scarcity of trains for poor and middle class people. Yes i agree some useless trains were given at that time but that trend is still going on now say there r many useless political trains are given now also and see there r so many loss running Humsafar trains given on political grounds. So that trend didn't change now also. But now see what's going on Sleeper class and General Class coaches are getting reduced, small stations stoppages are...
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getting removed, trains getting Cancelled, passenger trains are being converted to Express without speedup just for earning more money, private trains comming up with high fares, special trains are running with high fares but 0 extra facilities and unpunctual special trains, new trains are given to election states and that too to those states where Central government thinks they have high chances of winning, where government sees Profit that is Okay orelse those r either Closed or Sold to Private, etc all these r against poor and middle class common man. So i now think earlier MP's did good job to get trains for their area otherwise today looking at the huge population of passengers who travel in IR there would have been a huge huge scarcity of trains. But i agree this government is doing good job in infrastructure development work in IR. Good work done now in fast Railway Electrification, Doubling, Trippling work is fast.