Man Says He And 5 Passengers Not Given Water On Train, Railways Responds
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He said when he and a few other passengers requested bottled water, the railways employee turned them away.
Train travel is one of the most popular modes of transportation in India. However, there have been several cases of passengers flagging cases of bad-quality food, unhygienic toilets or broken chairs on the trains. Now, a passenger on a train complained about having trouble getting access to drinking water in one such instance that has now gone viral. The man documented his encounter and took to social media to share a video of it. He said when he and a few other passengers requested bottled water, the train railways turned them away. Struggle for water in Indian railway is for real. I was not alone 5 more people wanted water.I was about to break the door fir ek ne bottle laake diya!!Pathetic @IRCTCofficialpic.twitter.com/1D8IWp4wy3
"Struggle for water in Indian railway is for real. I was not alone 5 more people wanted water. I was about to break the door fir ek ne bottle laake diya!! Pathetic," X (formerly Twitter) user Abhinav Singh said on the microblogging platform. As per the details on the post, he took the train journey on April 28.
In a video posted to the social media platform, the man can be seen banging on the train door and pleading with the employee for a water bottle. The passengers reportedly engaged in an intense argument before being given water.
