Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 18: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz has expressed his concern over the suspension of train service in Kashmir by the Railway authorities on September 26 and 27, on the eve of Eid festival.
Prof Soz in a statement here said that he took the matter with the Chief Executive Officer of the Railways (Kashmir), Atul Jain, and urged him to refrain from such action as people of different places would meet their relatives during the Eid celebrations. He also explained that closure of clean, cheap and less-time consuming transport as the Rail is, will mean hardships to commuters.
The Chief Executive informed that on successive Eid celebrations, during the past three years, the Railways had to face extreme vandalism on Eid days by rowdy elements and also the Railways had to suffer heavy losses due to the vandalism.
Soz pointed out that a section of youth does not see reason to travel peacefully on Eid days and allow the common people to celebrate Eid peacefully. He urged the Railways authorities not to suspend the Rail transport during the Eid celebrations and also simultaneously, appealed the State Administration to ensure calm and extend cooperation to the Railways.
The Congress leader also urged the Hurriyat leadership to issue an appeal for peaceful celebrations of Eid and give a special call to the youth to cooperate with the Railways so that smooth movement of Rail transport is ensured.
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