Congress slams Centre over 'delay' in Beed-Ahmednagar railway line project

The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Centre over the delay in the construction of BeedAhmednagar railway line in Maharashtra amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 the PTI reportedThe Congress asked why the crucial BeedAhmednagar railway line project has been languishing for 10 years nowCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his rallies in Beed and Ahmednagar as per the PTIWill the BeedAhmednagar railway line ever be completed Why has the BJP ignored the Dhangar communitys demand for ST status Did PM Modi deliver a jumla to Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ramesh said in a post on XElaborating on what he said were jumla details Ramesh said the BeedAhmednagar railway line has been languishing for 10 years nowResidents of Beed have been eagerly awaiting this project and the education and employment opportunities it would unlock for them When the BJP came to power in 2014 this crucial project was chosen to be directly monitored by the Prime Ministers Office Yet no work was undertaken in the next five years he claimedTodayrsquos questions for the PMrsquos visits to Beed and Ahmednagar1 Will the BeedAhmednagar railway line ever be completed 2 Why has the BJP ignored the Dhangar communityrsquos demand for ST status3 Did PM Modi deliver a jumla to Chattrapati Shivaji MaharajJumla detailshellip pictwittercomfP8UwwmXdTmdash Jairam Ramesh Jairam_Ramesh May 7 2024Before the 2019 elections a senior railway official said that the line would be completed by March 2020 but that deadline has also gone Jairam Ramesh saidNow the Central Railway has set a revised deadline of 202526 Why has this project been stalled for so long even after receiving the PMOs support What is the PM doing to ensure that this project meets its latest deadline he said according to the PTIThe Dhangar community which constitutes an estimated 9 per cent of Maharashtras population has been demanding ST status for years but in vain he saidEffects of castebased marginalisation are evident from the Dhangars poor performance on Human Development Index indicators but they have received no support from the Mahayuti government he saidLast year Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde made vague commitments about studying other states methodologies to address their demands for reservation but no meaningful progress has been made he claimed as per the PTIIn the Congress Partys 2024 Nyay Patra we have promised to conduct a nationwide caste census to ensure that every backward community in India is able to access the opportunities they deserve What is the PM doing to ensure the wellbeing of the Dhangar community he saidWhy have the BJP and their allies ignored the plight of the Dhangars Jairam Ramesh askedJairam Ramesh also said seven years ago the prime minister laid the foundation stone for a 696 feet statue of Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea near MumbaiIt has since been silently abandoned by his government Can the PM clarify if his Government will ever follow through on the project What hope can Indians have from a man who has given jumlas even to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the Congress leader said the news agency reported on Tuesdaywith PTI inputs