Normal Train "Painted, Renamed" As Vande Bharat Train: West Bengal Minister
NDTV
On January 3, two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were pelted on the two coaches.
North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha has alleged that fares of the Vande Bharat Trains are steeper than normal while their speed is normal.
Speaking at an event in Cooch Behar on Friday Guha said, "Normal train has been renamed as Vande Bharat Train, and the fare of a high-speed train is being charged.
"If it's a high-speed train, then why it's taking eight hours from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri? Don't use people's money for painting a normal train as Vande Bharat," Mr Guha said.
Mr Guha's statement came days after stones were thrown at a Vande Bharat train near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district resulting in damage to two of its window panes.
