By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) while condemning an across-the-board increase for all classes of rail travel fare for the first time in 10 years has demanded its immediate roll back.
E. Abubacker, the national president of SDPI, in a statement has termed the rail fare increase as unreasonable and unjustified on every count as the common man is already reeling under inflation and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
“It is very unfortunate and not acceptable at all, he added. The hike indicates how insensitive the Congress-led UPA government has become to the sufferings of the common people. The Union government's move is completely unethical and undemocratic,” he said.
Abubacker warned that SDPI will not hesitate to join other political parties to launch an agitation against the fare hike if it is not rolled back forthwith.
The fare hike ranges from two paisa per kilometer on second-class suburban trains and six paisa per kilometer on sleeper class to three, six and 10 paisa per kilometer on air-conditioned III, II and I classes, respectively, the statement pointed out.