Indian Railways often faces backlash from its passengers for its poor management and facilities especially during the rush seasons like during festivals like Diwali. The woe of ticketless passengers traveling in reserved coaches is a constant, the trains on some routes are always overcrowded and there is no one to manage such situations aggravating the trouble of passengers. Some of them often post their grievances on social media.
A recent incident went viral on social media X when a user shared an image of his newlywed bride sitting near the toilet
An X user, Jitesh with username @Chaotic_mind99 shared a post on his account, sharing an image of a woman sleeping near a toilet door. He sarcastically thanked the Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav for his and his wife’s plight and wrote,
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“Thank you Ashwini Vaishnavji.. Today my wife is getting this world class train facility because of you. I will always be grateful to you.”
In the image, the woman can be seen wearing a bright red saree, her head covered with ghunghat sitting on the floor with her luggage. As the post went viral, people came in to support the poor woman.
Here is the viral post
Thank you @AshwiniVaishnaw ji because of you my wife is getting this world class Train facility today.
I will always be indebted to you 🙏 pic.twitter.com/w9W2WwLK90
— Jitesh (@Chaotic_mind99) November 19, 2024
The Indian Railways responded to his mocking post
Railway Seva replied to the post and asked him to share his journey details and DM his mobile number so they could take immediate action. Railway Seva wrote,
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We request you to please share the journey details (PNR/UTS No.) and Mobile No. with us preferably via DM so that immediate action can be taken on your complaint. You may also raise your concern directly on http://railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in or dial 139 for speedy redressal.
We request you to please share the journey details (PNR/UTS No.) and Mobile No. with us preferably via DM so that immediate action can be taken on your complaint. You may also raise your concern directly on https://t.co/JNjgaq1zyT or dial 139 for speedy redressal. https://t.co/utEzIqB89U
— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) November 19, 2024
The post garnered millions of views and the internet couldn’t resist criticizing the husband for his lack of ability to provide a basic train ticket
The internet was quick to react to the situation, The husband Jitesh was trolled by netizens for being an irresponsible man. However, it remains debatable as to whether this image was actually originally posted by Jitesh or the image of the new bride has been posted by an unknown source. Whatever the situation, the post has been attracting criticism over the past two days.
Here is how netizens reacted
The post was flooded with comments on the poor situation of the woman and some shared that a man should only get married if he is capable of providing for his family. One user wrote,
“Dear parents, please don’t marry your daughter to a man who cannot afford a decent lifestyle for himself and also your daughter. Sooner or later economical crisis will become the reason for their daily fights”
Jitesh bhai bhabhi to fir bhi yha baithi hai aap to toilet mai baithe the.
— Dr. Nimo yadav commentary (fan page)🌍 (@ab_a70857662) November 19, 2024
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So People like you can pay for blue tick on X. But can’t pay for a reserved seat for his wife. Great!
— Aanand Krishna (@aanand_krishnaa) November 20, 2024
I wish this lady had chosen her partner wisely.
Jitesh 🤡
— Amit Sharma 🇮🇳 (@iamamitvasu) November 19, 2024
What an irresponsible person you are, can’t reserve a seat in advance for yourself & wife and blaming the ministry for your own irresponsibility. Loser.
— Gayatri 🇬🇧🇮🇳(BharatKiBeti) (@changu311) November 20, 2024
If she is traveling in a reserved coach without a confirmed reservation, she is violating the law. You should be ashamed of yourself for failing her as a husband by not booking her train reservation on time. Thankfully, the railway authorities showed leniency and did not ask her…
— Ashwin Nagar / अश्विन नागर (@ashwinnagar) November 20, 2024
This is the result of uncontrolled population explosion. Population control bill is the need of the hour.
— Chandra 🇮🇳 (@cbatrody) November 20, 2024
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Ticket nikalne jaane ka na. Who is stopping you from buying a legal ticket.
— Virenn (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Virenn_Indian) November 22, 2024
The Railways even followed up the next day as the user didn’t respond to its request
Railway Seva posted,
Sir, we are still waiting for details of the complaint. May kindly specify the complaint.
Sir, we are still waiting for details of the complaint. May kindly specify the complaint.
— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) November 20, 2024
One user asked the complainant why he was not responding to Railway’s post for a solution. The user asked,
1. Why aren’t you replying to repeated messages from Railway Seva with the necessary details? You may get lucky with full refund!
2. I don’t think IR allows any passenger without a reserved ticket onboard a reserved compartment.
3. You’ve a blue tick, that means you’ve enough money for your necessities which includes travel.
1. Why aren’t you replying to repeated messages from Railway Seva with the necessary details? You may get lucky with full refund!
2. I don’t think IR allows any passenger without a reserved ticket onboard a reserved compartment.
3. You’ve a blue tick, that means you’ve enough…— Dr. Kinjal Shankar Majumdar MS, MCh (AIIMS) (@kinjal_majumdar) November 20, 2024
What are your views about the situation? Let us know in the comments.
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