Patna, (Bihar Times): Railway minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday suspended two engineers and a khalasi of Mughalsarai railway station following complaint from the passengers of Dehra Dun-Howrah DP Special Express that there was no water in their compartments.

It all happened at Patna railway station where the railway minister had gone to catch MR Special Train for Darbhanga. On seeing him the passengers of the Dehra Dun Express, which arrived at that point of time, raised slogans. They were busy colleting water from platform. Lalu inquired from them the reason for their anger. When he heard of the complaints he became furious and ordered immediate action against those responsible.

Not only that the railway minister served show-cause notices to all the railway station through which the train passed. The divisional railway managers of Muradabad, Lucknow, Allahabad and Mughalsarai have also been asked to explain as to why no water was filled in the train despite train passing several watering stations.

According to the chief public relation officer of the East Central Railway, A K Chandra, the railway minister asked the DRMs to fix responsibility and initiate action.

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