Updated March 1st, 2020 at 19:46 IST

Railway Minister shares video of all women crew running Rajya Rani Express

Achieving another milestone in empowering woman, Union Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal took to Twitter to share a video of an all-women crew running a train.

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Achieving another milestone in empowering woman, Union Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal on March 1 took to Twitter to share a video of an all-women crew running the Rajya Rani express. The 48-second-video shows a railways motor woman navigate the train from Bengaluru and Mysuru. Goyal, in his tweet, wrote that it was another step towards empowering women of the nation. Watch it here: 

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'Best kind of feminism' 

The clip has enthralled many people and has racked up over 12 thousand likes and around 60 thousand views in just a few hours. Many users congratulated the minister for one of its kind achievement while many other lauded the women dubbing them as "Brave". One user wrote, " What a proud moment" while another wrote, "Superb step for Indian woman empowerment." Yet many others advised the minister to provide proper security to the women staff. Read what people had to say:

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Published March 1st, 2020 at 19:46 IST