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NEW DELHI: Two persons died, 35 were injured and 2,642 arrested from railway premises during the country-wide agitation against the Agnipath short-term military recruitment scheme, the railway ministry told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a Lok Sabha question, railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the national transporter suffered loss of Rs 259.44 crore due to damage and destruction of railway assets in 2022. He said separate data regarding amount of refund granted to passengers due to disruption of rail services on account of public disorder consequent to the agitations held after the launch of Agnipath is not maintained. “However, during June 14 and June 30, 2022, a total refund of approximately Rs 102.96 crore was granted on account of cancellation of trains,” he said.
The minister said due to strikes and agitations the Railways has incurred a loss of Rs 151 crore in 2019-20, Rs 904 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 62 crore in 2021-22.
According to the ministry, the number of cases registered on account of the destruction of railway property in 2019, 2020 and 2021 is 95, 30 and 34, respectively.
In a written reply to a Lok Sabha question, railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the national transporter suffered loss of Rs 259.44 crore due to damage and destruction of railway assets in 2022. He said separate data regarding amount of refund granted to passengers due to disruption of rail services on account of public disorder consequent to the agitations held after the launch of Agnipath is not maintained. “However, during June 14 and June 30, 2022, a total refund of approximately Rs 102.96 crore was granted on account of cancellation of trains,” he said.
The minister said due to strikes and agitations the Railways has incurred a loss of Rs 151 crore in 2019-20, Rs 904 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 62 crore in 2021-22.
According to the ministry, the number of cases registered on account of the destruction of railway property in 2019, 2020 and 2021 is 95, 30 and 34, respectively.
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