INDIA bloc will raise voice to improve working conditions of loco pilots: Rahul

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday flagged the plight of loco pilots and asserted that the INDIA bloc will raise its voice in Parliament to improve their rights and working conditionsGandhis remarks on X came as he posted a video of his recent interaction with loco pilots at the New Delhi Railway StationIn Narendra Modis government the train of the life of loco pilots has been completely derailed the former Congress chief saidHe said loco pilots are forced to work 16 hours a day sitting in cabins boiling with heatThe people on whom millions of lives depend have no confidence in their own lives Deprived of even basic facilities like urinals loco pilots have no limit on working hours and neither do they get leaves Due to which they are getting physically and mentally broken and are falling ill Gandhi said in his post in HindiIn such a situation making loco pilots drive trains is putting their lives and that of the passengers at risk he saidThe Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA will raise its voice in Parliament to improve the rights and working conditions of loco pilots Gandhi assertedBy watching this small discussion you can also feel their pain Gandhi said as he shared the video of the interactionIn the video the loco pilots complain to Gandhi about lack of rest no leaves and inhuman working conditionsAll India Loco Running Staff Associations South Zone president on Saturday had loco drivers handed a memorandum to Gandhi blaming poor working conditions for recent train accidentsR Kumaresan who played a crucial role in organising the interaction between the former Congress president and the loco pilots at the New Delhi Railway Station on Friday told PTI that they wanted to bring to Gandhis attention serious safety issues faced by drivers and passengers in the RailwaysThe train drivers unions have also countered Railways claim that Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the Delhi Division and were brought from outsideOn Friday after Gandhi visited the loco pilots crew lobby at the New Delhi Railway Station the chief public relation officer of Northern Railway under which the Delhi Division falls said that it looked like Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the crew lobby of the New Delhi Railway StationGandhi on Friday had met a group of loco pilots who complained of inadequate rest due to understaffingGandhi had assured them that he would raise their issues in ParliamentHe had met around 50 loco pilots from all over India at the New Delhi Railway Station and they explained to him their issues party sources had saidChiefly the loco pilots complained of inadequate rest they saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever