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Updated May 30th, 2020 at 14:12 IST

Rajasthan CM accuses Railway Min Goyal for migrant woes, demands his portfolio be revoked

Twitter spat between Railway Min Goyal and Raj CM hit new heights on Sat, as CM Gehlot demanded Goyal's portfolio be revoked for mishandling migrant crisis.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday, May 30, levied serious allegations against Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in light of the ongoing row over Shramik trains.

The Congress leader took to Twitter to express his angst over the mishandling of the crisis, particularly on the part of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and blamed his for train delays during a sensitive time like this. He went a step further and also suggested to Prime Minister Modi that Piyush Goyal's portfolio should be removed owing to unprecedented "mess in Indian Railways".

Read | No pending approvals for shramik trains, says Rajasthan CM over Piyush Goyal's allegation

Row over special trains

Earlier, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal drew flak from CM Gehlot over his claims about non-BJP-ruled States not giving required permission for Shramik trains to begin operations in. Vehemently denying the allegations, the CM said 'there are no pending permissions with his government regarding Shramik special trains.'

Piyush Goyal, while speaking to ANI had reportedly said, that it pains him that several states such as West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, are not giving enough permissions for 'Shramik special trains' to enter their states.

Read | COVID-19 lockdown: Special trains run from Rajasthan to take migrants home

Several special trains were operated from different parts of Rajasthan for transporting migrant workers to their home states, officials said on Thursday. In Jalore, Udaipur and Jodhpur districts, three trains with 3,398 migrants and workers on-board left for various places in Uttar Pradesh. However, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal have been targeting each other over the past week and have engaged themselves in an ugly Twitter spat

Read | Gehlot asks officials to ensure basic facilities in special camps for migrants

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Published May 30th, 2020 at 14:12 IST

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