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Mamata seeks PM's intervention in railways sending Shramik Special trains

The state's infrastructure is "stretched to its limit" following the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan

Mamata Banerjee
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The TMC government has asked the railway ministry not to send Shramik Special trains to the state till May 26 in view of the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan | File photo of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged the Indian Railways was arbitrarily sending trains carrying migrant workers to West Bengal daily and accused the BJP-led central government harassing her state as it battled the Covid-19 pandemic and destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan.

The state's infrastructure is "stretched to its limit" following the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan, she said, adding that West Bengal can receive very few trains carrying migrant workers on a daily basis as of now.

The state considers the ferrying of a large number of migrant workers by the railways as a big problem for public health.