Rajay Deep
Bathinda
With the inaugural run of New Delhi-Bathinda-New Delhi Shatabdi Express train on Thursday, Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal claimed to have fulfilled her promise made with the people of Bathinda parliamentary constituency, whom she represents in the Lok Sabha.
The train was formally flagged off from New Delhi railway station in the morning by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in the presence of Harsimrat and other dignitaries. Later, Harsimrat also attended a ceremony at Bathinda railway station, where she was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, Rajya Sabha member Balwinder Bhunder and Bathinda MLA Sarup Chand Singla.
Before flagging off the train, Harsimrat addressed the people assembled at the station, saying: “I have kept my words and this train will also be an answer to those who were repeatedly propagating that after LS polls Harsimrat had lost love and regard for Bathinda and its people.”
“I have come with a gift (Shatabdi) for the constituency and soon I will ensure the domestic flights too get started from here,” she said.
Speaking on the occasion, on one hand she thanked the Union finance minister for approving the train in the NDA government’s first budget, on the other hand she said that she had urged the Union railway minister to attach extra bogeys with refrigeration facility in the passenger train for transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables and processed food items to various parts of the country to give boost to the food processing sector. Responding to the general demand of the region, Harsimrat promised to take up the issue with Railway Ministry to make the train run entire week and also proposed to extend it up to Ferozepur, with mentioning that she would also see the possibilities to make some amendments in the train schedule to ensure it benefits the maximum population of the region.
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