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Angry protesters in northern India set fire to a train and a railway station in protest at a move not to stop at remote stations, railway police say.
About 200 protesters attacked Khusrupur station in Bihar, It is not clear if anyone was injured. Local television channels showed flames and smoke billowing out of the burning train and stick-wielding protesters standing nearby.
Residents are said to have been incensed after watching the Patna-Calcutta train speed by without stopping.
“That train did not stop there, so they went berserk and attacked the Dhanapur intercity express,” senior railway police officer Rajender Singh told the Associated Press
New Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said the protests were “unfortunate”.
“Unfortunate”? You’ve got to be kidding. It’s fracking anarchy.
She said she was unaware of where the order not to stop at certain stations had come from. Ms Banerjee said an inquiry would be held to establish who was behind the order…
Former railway minister Laloo Yadav is from Bihar and railway officials say he had many major trains halting at dozens of smaller stations during his tenure.
Railway ministers in India often reward their constituencies by launching new trains or halting existing trains at existing stations in their area.
Anarchy? – – – Or voting with your cigarette lighter?
sure as hell wasn’t very civilised in either case.
This could happen in America if we weren’t so fat and lazy. Really, riots are, like, a lot of work and stuff.
Dont’ have time for riots, I need to pay my bills.
Improbus said, on June 1st, 2009 at 2:36 pm
This could happen in America if we weren’t so fat and lazy. Really, riots are, like, a lot of work and stuff.
Yep…
Too bad the Dell support center wasn’t on there.
The dot heads are out there saying, “this is why we can’t have nice things!”
I don’t know, but kind of sounds like L.A. in 1992 & 1965.
Well, at least they’re creating jobs.
-and now for something completely different..
Methinks someone is having way too much fun using HAARP & EMF/ELF technology on manipulating the masses.
i gather we’ll see all sorts of “spontaneous anger” this summer and fall as events unfold..
-s
People have influenced public transportation here too. Sen Byrd arranged cheap flights to Huntington and Charleston until they deregulated the airlines, one of two votes that he says he regrets in his career.
Mass transit at its finest