Rlys to take states' views on RPF Bill: Trivedi

Trivedi says the bill insists that "some agency must take responsibility and accountability"

PTI | March 1, 2012



Amid objections from some non-Congress ruled states to the RPF Amendment Bill, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has sought to pacify them saying views of states will be taken into account.

At the same time, Trivedi justified the controversial bill is insisting that "some agency must take responsibility and accountability".

"We have got to take all the states into account. We need to talk to them. I think that the bill will come to Parliament and it will be debated in Parliament," Trivedi said.

The Railway Minister who had so far been avoiding any comment on the issue said, "I cannot unilaterally announce more things but some agency must take responsibility and accountability".

Trivedi's remarks came on a day when his party Trinamool Congress came out in strong support of the measure while Congress, heading the UPA coalition, sought to wash its hands off the matter telling the non-Congress states to approach the Railway Minister.

Earlier, Trinamool leader and Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed made a strong pitch for the proposed RPF Amendment Bill.

"We want a strong Railway Protection Force for the safety of passengers and rail property... It is required," Ahmed said.

At the AICC briefing, Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari said the Chief Ministers opposing the move should take it up with the Railway Minister. .

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