The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Monday challenged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to implement the air-conditioned (AC) local train plan for Mumbai and asked him to stop blaming Pawar senior over the issue.

"Railway Minister Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw must walk the talk. A fake narrative was created in the name of (party chief) Mr Sharad Pawar, when asked why Mumbai’s AC local train plans were stranded. Will he implement the plans now as BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has the mandate in Maharashtra? Or [will he] find another excuse," NCP (SP) national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said.