PM Modi on Monday flagged off the Kashi Mahakal Express, with a seat and a berth reserved for Lord Shiva.
Head of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi, in reaction to this, tweeted the Prime Minister's Office an image of the Preamble of the Constitution and tagged a report of the temple on wheels.
According to Northern Railway spokesperson, seat number 64 in coach B5 was reserved and left vacant for the deity.
Sir @PMOIndia https://t.co/HCeC9QcfW9 pic.twitter.com/6SMJXw3q1N
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) February 17, 2020
Owaisi wasn't spared for tweeting a reply to The Prime Minister's Office. He was heavily trolled with comments like 'what about Muslims building Mosques on railway platforms and how about Muslims offering prayers on the train'. Users have even posted images to support their statements.
Without a doubt, reserving a seat for a deity 'for the first-time' as said by the Northern Railway spokesperson will garner more attention.
Light devotional music, two dedicated private guards in every coach and only vegetarian meals will be some of the new features of the fully 3-AC service that will run thrice a week between Varanasi and Indore.
The train will cover 1,131 km between Varanasi and Indore via Lucknow and a distance of 1,102 km between Varanasi and Indore via Prayagraj (Allahabad) in approximately 19 hours.
— With PTI inputs
