Fight erupts between two railway divisions over running Agra-Udaipur Vande Bharat train
Kota: Chaos erupted once again over the operation of the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express train between Agra and Udaipur as employees from the Kota and Agra Railway Division clashed on Thursday. A viral video shows loco pilots fighting among themselves to run the semi high-speed train reportedly at the Gangapur City Junction in Rajasthan.
The dispute began during the train's inauguration earlier this week when staff from the Agra and Kota Railway Divisions argued over who would operate the semi high-speed train. The dispute escalated, leading to the damage of the guard room lock and glass windowpane, and resulted in the assault of a loco pilot and his assistant, with their clothes reportedly torn, according to officials, as reported by ETV Bharat.
The fight reportedly occurred in front of Railway Protection Force personnel at the station, who were allegedly seen recording videos rather than intervening and stopping the fight.
According to the report, GRP Gangapur City SHO Dalbir Singh stated that a case has been registered against an unidentified railway personnel on the complaint of Agra guard Raghavendra Saraswat. Further investigation are underway.
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Sonia Gandhi inaugurates Cong's new Kotla Road headquarters
New Delhi (PTI): Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party's new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road here on Wednesday, marking a key moment in the history of the grand old party which has operated from the 24, Akbar Road premises for the last 47 years.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, among other senior party leaders, were present on the occasion.
The event saw party leaders hoist the party flag at the new headquarters and the singing of Vande Matram and the national anthem.
Sonia Gandhi then inaugurated the building, asking Kharge to join her in cutting the ribbon at the entry of the building.
The new state-of-the-art AICC headquarters -- Indira Gandhi Bhawan - symbolises the Congress party's continuing mission to uphold the vision of its stalwarts, the party had earlier said.
"It is time for us to move ahead with the times and embrace the new,” AICC general secretary, organisation, Venugopal had said,
The construction of Indira Gandhi Bhawan was started during Sonia Gandhi's tenure as Congress chief.
"Situated at 9A, Kotla Road, New Delhi, the Indira Gandhi Bhawan is designed to meet the evolving needs of the party and its leaders, featuring modern facilities to support administrative, organisational, and strategic activities.
"This iconic building reflects the Congress party's forward-looking vision while paying homage to its extraordinary past, which has shaped the political and social fabric of India," he had said.
Sources have said the party will not vacate its present 24, Akbar Road office, which has been its headquarters since 1978 after the Congress (I) was formed, and it will continue to house some of its cells.
The construction of the new AICC headquarters was delayed by several years owing to "paucity of funds" ever since the Congress lost its government at the Centre. The BJP has also not vacated its old party headquarters at 11, Ashoka Road, even after shifting to its new headquarters at Deendayal Upadhyay Marg.
Congress old-timers and romantics agree that modern amenities and a larger area are the need of the hour but the emotional connect and unfolding of history associated with the 24, Akbar Road address will always stay strong.
The Akbar Road bungalow once housed Sir Reginald Maxwell, who was a member of Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's executive council. It was also home to a teen Aung San Suu Kyi in 1961 when her mother was appointed ambassador to India.
The Congress has been its mainstay though. More than just an office for the party, the premises set in expansive lawns was witness to the tenure of seven Congress presidents.
