Even North Bengal... where are the new trains? One lone single SMVB bound Amrit Bharat (filled with slags)? Talking about Malda only (Divisional HQ), where is the long pensing demand of a superfast train to Delhi or Kerala fulfilled? Even the lone single daily train to Delhi Farakka Exp is now belonging to Balurghat (NFR division), where is the replacement of that? For time being they introduced some summer specials to Delhi, even those are now almost gone! Some years back there also was a Malda - TVC special, many thought that train would be regularized, it's gone now!
Lesser...
more... spoken about BJP Dominated North Bengal, the better. Most Railway-Accident Prone region in the entire country, yet this route is in least priority of Railways for KAVACH implementation. Apart from couple of VBs, what has North Bengal actually gained in all these years? Siliguri Jn (SGUJ) is still far from becoming a full scale junction terminal, no SF/Premium trains to Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gujarat, Rajasthan despite long pending demands. Complete dependence on Assam/NE trains, which already come packed up from GHY side. Couple of years back there was official news for introduction of Suburban EMU Local train service from Siliguri/NJP... Any updates on that? (attaching the news link for everyone's reference here, in case people have already forgotten).
I understand if South Bengal is not getting any new service, but what about LOYAL North Bengal - what has North Bengal got in the last 10 years? NJP, SGUJ, APDJ, NCB, MLDT, RDP/RGJ... even there was also news circulating of Jalpaiguri Road to be upgraded into a small-scale terminal. The only thing North Bengal has seen in all these years is Balurghat getting a new train (was proposed long back - everyone knew Gour would become LHB, so no slip service to BLGT would be possible), and only extension of Farakka Express... All this despite BLGT having the State President of BJP who is also an MP + MoS... Has that Chhapri-Pramanik with his Chhapri Hair Style, the ex-MP from CoochBehar been involved in even a single railway project from his constituency?
Only BIG WORDS, but ZERO Development of North Bengal - Zero Central Assistance (despite being a vulnerable and strategic zone for entire country's Defence and Trade Sectors), and all this after getting massive mandate in BJP's favour repeatedly... If you don't do anything, why do you expect people to vote you?