Railway Budget 2015: Ministers Tweet disappointment; Public fine with revamp promise

Bengaluru, Feb 26: The Rail Budget 2015 indeed was pragmatic, given the fact that the country has not been able to maintain the existing infrastructure and trying to build up on a very shaky plinth, further creating problems for the common man.

Holistically, the common man is satisfied, but the opposition ministers are not. Here are reactions from across the country over the Railway Budget.

#modiCritics are hugely disappointed with #RailwayBudget2015 as they have nothing to be criticised about it

— Ashok Garekar (@DrGarekar) February 26, 2015

Pleased to see that focus on improving soft skills is also included in agenda of #RailwayBudget2015.This is the way forward @RailMinIndia

— Amarjeet (@Amarjeetmutneja) February 26, 2015

I am particularly delighted that for the 1st time there is a concrete vision for technology upgradation & modernisation of the Railways.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2015

This is a first! Railway Minister doesnt announce any new trains!! #RailwayBudget2015

— Daya gadi Dandayatra (@RSKRao) February 26, 2015

Faulure of #RailwayBudget2015Metro toh na chala paaye guj mei aur desh ko bola bullet. Dur ke dhol suhawne hi hote hai. @INCAseemKP

— omprakash (@opvyas11) February 26, 2015

Fail #RailwayBudget2015. They didnt announce more charging slots in the train. :-(

— AbdulWK (@AbdulWK) February 26, 2015

Disappointed with #RailwayBudget2015 😞😞 @BJP Govt promised for AP development… NO CHANGE TILL NOW

— Chandra Mouli (@Chandmouliman) February 26, 2015

Excellent Pro People Rail Budget,clear road map ahead,well drafted & confidently presented by Railways Minister Prabhu.#RailwayBudget2015

— Derrick Fullinfaw (@drickfull) February 26, 2015

#RailwayBudget2015 ..one of the best and practical Budget till date..no new rail, no fair raises..focused on... http://t.co/THargLbjCF

— ASHUTOSH MISHRA (@de_ashutosh) February 26, 2015

Public speaks:

Respect Suresh Prabhu's reform minded thinking,good they haven't started new trains,but it's below average budget:AM Singhvi

Nitish Kumar : Expectation was that the fares would reduce,but that didnt happen #RailBudget2015 pic.twitter.com/ihqMHI4Ql2

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

It has been disappointing for me,was expecting reduction in Rail fare: Pawan Bansal, Frmr Rail Min on #RailBudget2015 pic.twitter.com/gWdYidrfWi

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

Pawan Bansal, Former Railway Minister: I don't really see anything new, just continuation of previous projects

We havent seen any improvement in condition of Indian Railways in last 9 months: Mayawati #RailBudget2015 pic.twitter.com/YFpv9I529j

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

Mayawati: Many new announcements were made,but they didn't tell us how many of projects introduced in prev Rail budget have been implemented

1st time in history of the country #RailBudget2015 has administrative,economic & technological reforms: Nitin Gadkari pic.twitter.com/hOcCZISUx3

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

A supplementary budget needs too be presented, this can just be called a half budget : Prem Singh Chandumajra,SAD pic.twitter.com/W6UB7hqPMt

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

RS Prasad on #RailBudget2015 : Very profound,development oriented budget, a holistic budget,there is a vision/roadmap pic.twitter.com/jS30HFejbR

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

A brilliant budget, all the expenditure will be on modernizing/upgrading the Railways,which is good : Kirron Kher pic.twitter.com/HiliYfrNLT

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

#RailBudget2015 is a long statement of intent without any substance as to how it will be achieved: Pavan Verma,JDU pic.twitter.com/FE1OOR70o6

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

Dinesh Trivedi: It was just a set of promises,main fine prints have not been talked about including how you will finance it

It is an innovative budget with out-of-the-box ideas : Chirag Paswan #RailBudget2015 pic.twitter.com/pl4IyteAeH

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

No single announcement about new trains,were expecting reduction in rail fare: Rajeev Shukla,Cong #RailBudget2015 pic.twitter.com/UgsBa9UKto

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 26, 2015

PM Modi retweets: Safety is of paramount importance. Loss of human life is too heavy a price to pay. Transformation of Railways offers great opportunity for Make In India. Committed to provide rail connectivity to the Northeastern states. We want our Railway Stations to be iconic structures reflecting the culture of that place.

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