PM Modi flagged off the Mumbai-Solapur and the Mumbai-Sainagar Vande Bharat Express today.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 10, 2023 18:32 IST
PM Modi stood until the song was over and praised the student for her rendition
By India Today Web Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Mumbai to launch the Vande Bharat Express, was welcomed onboard by a girl student with a song in Sanskrit. The prime minister stood until the song was over and praised the student for her rendition.
Other students in the coupe joined the PM to cheer for the student.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw accompanied PM Modi to the launch, where the prime minister was greeted with cheers of “Modi, Modi”.
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PM Modi flagged off the Mumbai-Solapur and the Mumbai-Sainagar Vande Bharat Express today.
With the two new trains now operational, the number of Vande Bharat Express trains running from Mumbai will increase to three and the count for the country has reached 10. The first Vande Bharat train in Maharashtra connected Mumbai to Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.
“There was a time when MPs used to write letters for arrangements for trains to stop at stations in their areas, for a 1-2 minute stoppage. Now, when the MPs meet, they demand a Vande Bharat in their area. This is the craze of Vande Bharat trains today,” the PM said at the launch.
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