Resume passenger trains: Army personnels’ kin requests govt
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Resume passenger trains: Army personnels’ kin requests govt

Hindustan Times  

With Diwali round the corner, the families of army personnel posted in distant places across the country have requested the Union government to start plying passenger trains in the state. HT Image Atma Raksha Sangh convener colonel HS Kahlon said that a number of army personnel visit their families during Diwali but if passenger trains do not operate, they will face difficulty in reaching home. “Army personnel get leave only for a limited period of time and if it too is wasted in travelling via buses, their family will also suffer,” he said. His trip will be cut short due to a longer travel.” Another army personnel’s kin, also requesting anonymity, said, “Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh is also an army veteran.

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