Ranchi, Jan. 12 -- Bharatiya Janata Party Scheduled Tribe Morcha national president and former Rajya Sabha MP Samir Oraon has written to union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking inclusion of train numbers 08611/08612 Santargachi-Ajmer (Special) Express as a regular service via the Ranchi-Lohardaga route.
In his letter, Oraon said the train connects Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal, and provides vital connectivity for passengers travelling for employment, trade, education and religious purposes.
He further urged that once regularised, the fare of the train should be kept as low as possible to provide relief to common passengers, in line with the welfare-oriented vision of Prime Minister Nar...