Magic man Lalu to present Railway Budget

New Delhi, Feb 26: Lalu Prasad will present his fourth budget in Parliament today, amid indications that passenger fares will not be raised for yet another year while more 'Garib Rath' trains, allowing airconditioned travel at affordable costs, will be launched to link state capitals.

Security on trains, which has never been a forte of Indian Railways, will also find a strong mention in the budget against a backdrop of two lethal terror attacks on trains, July 11 blasts in Mumbai suburban train system and February 18-19 explosion in Samjhauta Express.

Lalu is sure to make far-reaching announcements for beefing up security in trains to soothe the jangled nerves of travelling pasengers.

OneIndia News

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