PC Mohan wins 3rd straight time from Bengaluru, citizens want him as Union Rail Min

Citizens hope that this will help in getting a full-fledged suburban rail network in the city as the PMO had curiously backtracked on giving railway land free for the project.

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As the BJP revelry continues post its emphatic victory in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a section of active citizenry in Bengaluru has already started a campaign for their MP, PC Mohan to be made the Railway Minister of the country.

This is their only hope to have a full-fledged suburban rail network as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had curiously backtracked on giving railway land free for the project.

“Dear @narendramodi, we request you to appoint @PCMohanMP as Railways Minister of India. Given the keen interest @PCMohanMP has shown to improve Railways, he deserves it!,” one such Twitter handle said.

The three-time MP from Bengaluru Central is known to be one of the few political leaders who has spoken and acted in support of the elusive suburban rail project in Bengaluru.

As widely reported a week ago, the long overdue suburban rail system like that in Mumbai, Chennai and other metro cities in India, had faced yet another hurdle.

This move was contrary to the position held by the Union government led by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. The PMO has suggested breaking up the entire project into smaller projects, that too on a Public-Private-Partnership model instead of a holistic network.

Other objections made by the PMO’s office were related to the number of planned stations within the city and some routes overlapping with the Bengaluru Metro Railway.

The move by the PMO had triggered strong opposition from citizen groups. More than 35 such organisations met the Divisional Railway Manager A K Verma and submitted a memorandum.