In an incident that could have proved dangerous, a woman BJP MLA who was present at Etawah railway station along with other BJP members to flag off the Vande Bharat train fell down from the platform on to the railway track due to overcrowding. A video showed political workers gathered in large numbers on the Etawah platform to “flag-off” the Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express.
While flagging off the train, BJP’s Etawah Sadar MLA Sarita Bhadauria fell in front of the Vande Bharat train. Several videos making rounds on social media showed a large crowd on the platform gathered to “welcome” the Vande Bharat Express.
Video shows a policeman standing behind the MLA when she fell down from the platform. This happened just before the Vande Bharat Express was to arrive. It can be heard in the video that the Vande Bharat kept honking so that the track could be cleared.
Luckily for the BJP MLA, she was back on her feet and the people helped her get back on the platform before anything untoward incident took place. However, the video raises serious questions over the organisers allowing such large number of people inside the railway station just to catch a glimpse of the Vande Bharat Express.
Claims are made that supporters of Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Etawah Jitendra Dohre and BJP’s former MP from Etawah Ramashankar Katheria’s supporters stormed the station in a race to “flag off” the Vande Bharat Express.
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बड़ा हादसा टला.
संभलिए विधायक जी.
आगरा-बनारस वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन को हरी झंडी दिखाने का कार्यक्रम अव्यवस्थाओं की भेंट चढ़ गया ट्रेन को झंडी दिखाते समय भाजपा की इटावा सदर विधायक सरिता भदौरिया वंदे भारत ट्रेन के सामने जा गिरीं..#VandeBharatExpress । #Etawah pic.twitter.com/F2YBRkPDLS
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इटावा जंक्शन पर आगरा बनारस वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस का किया गया जोरदार स्वागत बड़ी संख्या में लोग रहे मौजूद पूर्व सांसद श्री रामशंकर कठेरिया व विधायक सरिता भदौरिया ,व वर्तमान सांसद जितेंद्र दोहरे द्वारा हरी झंडी दिखाई गई #Etawah@DrRamShankarMP @RailMinIndia@EtwStation86436 pic.twitter.com/yDC9NWi2ml
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इटावा: आगरा-बनारस वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन इटावा पहुंची। इटावा से सपा सांसद जितेंद्र दोहरे और भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद रामशंकर कठेरिया सैंकड़ों कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ ट्रेन को हरी झंडी दिखाने पहुंचे। pic.twitter.com/sdDY413BIL
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Though the BJP MLA escaped unhurt in the incident, the video shows that the overcrowding at Etawah Railway Station could have proved disastrous.
It has been often noticed that the race to claim credit for infrastructure projects results in chaos during programmes held to celebrate them. The organisers of the programme were also questioned and netizens wondered how could such a huge crowd be allowed at the station on the platform.
