Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off five Vande Bharat trains even as his trip to Madhya Pradesh was curtailed due to a warning of heavy rainfall. PM Modi's roadshow in Bhopal and his visit to Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday have been put off, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. PM Modi reached the Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal directly to flag off five Vande Bharat Express trains connecting important cities in different parts of the country.
Two of the Vande Bharat trains will be for Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are due by the year-end. The other three are in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar. This will for the first time that so many Vande Bharat trains will be launched in a day.
Vande Bharat trains that have been flagged off today are-Bhopal (Rani Kamalapati)-Indore Vande Bharat Express; Bhopal (Rani Kamalapati)-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express; Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express; Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express and Goa (Madgaon)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express.
Reacting to the event, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan said, "It is a tremendous day. This shows we are advancing and India is marching ahead."
Vande Bharat Express train departs from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal after being flagged off by PM Modi. Children from different schools have been invited to travel on these Vande Bharat trains.
As per the PMO, the five trains that will be launched are Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express, Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express, Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express and Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express. PM Modi will also interact with BJP booth workers during his virtual address from Bhopal.
According to the Ministry of Railways, Jharkhand and Bihar get their first Vande Bharat, the Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express, which will serve as the new-age rail travel.
"I will get an opportunity to interact with lakhs of dedicated workers under 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' programme. This opportunity will further empower their resolve for a developed India," Modi said in another tweet in Hindi.
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