A Vande Bharat Express train was damaged after stones were pelted at its coach in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday. The incident occurred while the train was parked for maintenance.
Andhra Pradesh BJP State President Somu Veerraju condemned the stone pelting incident on the Vande Bharat train in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
According to the ABP Desam report, Somu Veerraju said that the Centre has ambitiously brought the Vande Bharat special high-speed trains to various regions of the nation as part of the growth of railways. Veerraju claimed that some people have attacked because they could not stand the increasing popularity of the trains. He demanded the state government immediately conduct a high-level investigation and punish the accused.
Andhra Pradesh BJP State General Secretary Vishnu Vardhan Reddy condemned the attack on the Vande Bharat Express train in Vishakhapatnam. He tweeted, "Strongly condemn the stone pelting incident on Vande Bharat train in Visakhapatnam which is going to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. There should be no place for such incidents in AP and I demand strict action against the culprits".
It is to be noted that the Vande Bharat train was set to be flagged off from Secunderabad Railway Station by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it was scheduled to operate between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam in approximately eight hours. The intermediate stops for the train include Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry in the southern state.
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