Indian Railways” reaction to a disappointed 2nd AC passenger”s tweet over the overcrowded compartment has sparked strong social media outrage against the ministry. The passenger had posted a video sharing congested passengers travelling in the 2nd AC coach, and asking the Railway minister to “look at the pathetic situation.” The compartment has been deemed premium and it is used by passengers who pay more to enjoy the privacy and comfort of the 2nd AC.
The video of the jammed passengers inside the premium compartment went viral on social media, prompting the Railway to respond to the mounting pressure from the infuriated netizen”s reactions.
Notably, the Railways on its official handle posted a video, allegedly of another day, to show there is “no overcrowding.” The Railway further asked not to malign the image of Indian Railways by sharing misleading videos. “The present video of the coach. No overcrowding. Please don”t malign the image of Indian Railways by sharing misleading videos.” the railway wrote as it shared a video.
However, the railway”s response has been met with strong reactions from the netizens, with many pointing out the Railway”s non-acknowledgement and denial of the situation. Many called it a “pathetic” response from the Railway. Several people shared similar videos of the overcrowded reserved coaches and the ticketless passengers in the comment section.
Reacting to the video shared by the railway, an X user, Shivam Shankar Singh wrote that people share videos of a problem on a specific date and Indian Railways shares videos of a different date. He then noted that the railway refuses to “acknowledge any problems, and says the person complaining is maligning the image.”
“That”s how every problem is addressed by the govt now,” Shivam Shankar Singh wrote sharing the video posted by the railway.
People share videos of a problem on a specific date.
Indian Railways shares video of a different date.
Refuses to acknowledge any problems, and says person complaining is maligning the image, and misleading videos…
That”s how every problem is addressed by the govt now. https://t.co/AID4p1erzT
— Shivam Shankar Singh (@ShivamShankarS) April 21, 2024
The government was reportedly responding to a video dated on April 14. The video of the overcrowded compartment was re-shared by a user named Kabil on April 19 sparking social media discussions. Sharing the video, Kabil wrote, “This is not a General Coach This is not a Sleeper Coach This is not a 3AC Coach This is a 2nd AC Coach!! The crowd has reached one of the most premium coaches of Indian Trains. Only First AC is left to be destroyed by @AshwiniVaishnaw”
Responding to the government video, Kabil wrote, “Shame on you! Sharing today”s video to call something misleading that happened on 14 April 2024!!! Your intimidation is not going to stop the Indians from exposing the poor service offered by Indian Railways under the leadership of Ashwini Vaishnaw.”
This is not a General Coach
This is not a Sleeper Coach
This is not a 3AC CoachThis is a 2nd AC Coach!!
The crowd has reached one of the most premium coaches of Indian Trains. Only First AC is left to be destroyed by @AshwiniVaishnaw pic.twitter.com/qyByUevhUd
— Kapil (@kapsology) April 19, 2024
Video of today! @RailMinIndia
Please call it misleading by posting a video of empty coach on 26 April 2024 🤣🤣 https://t.co/ticyeGsxx2
— Kapil (@kapsology) April 20, 2024
Ministry of Railways –
You are publicly refusing to acknowledge real grievances of passengers (with video proofs)? And instead, you are calling them liars?
Unbelievable, such arrogance.— Sandeep Manudhane (@sandeep_PT) April 20, 2024
Train met with an accident on 19th April.
Indian Railways on 20th April : See the Video of train running fine. Dont malign the image of Indian Railways.
Incompetent🤡
— Gss🇮🇳 (@Gss_Views) April 20, 2024
With this denial the railways have ensured aggregation of all that is wiring in every train with date and time in the responses!!😁😁 it is call ‘aa bail mujhe maar’! https://t.co/c3JXWR5eEW
— Sucheta Dalal (@suchetadalal) April 21, 2024
ब्राह्मण महासभा के एक्सपर्ट ने ये शानदार रेलवे सेवा देश को दिया है।
ये आज के कैफियत एक्सप्रेस 12226, 3AC कि घटना है। जिस आदमी का रिजर्व सीट था उसको ही अंदर घुसने नहीं दिया जा रहा था तो शीशा फोड़ दिया।
वोट करते समय यह सब याद रखना। pic.twitter.com/gSrbXJdOTQ
— Priyanka Deshmukh (@anarkaliofara) April 18, 2024