Mumbai: Railway unions threaten stir to press for daily tickets

MUMBAI: Railway unions have threatened to shut booking widows at stations as altercations have become the norm between clerks and passengers, who have been disallowed daily journey tickets by the state government, which issues travel-related rules to curb the spread of Covid-19.
As per the guidelines issued by state government, the railways can issue only monthly season tickets to passengers who have completed 14 days since taking their second dose of a vaccine. Last week, the state government also ordered the suspension in sale of daily journey tickets to essential category workers.
“Everyday we get reports of arguments between booking clerks and passengers who are refused journey tickets. This is causing mental agony to staff which is also affecting personal life of many,” Venu Nair, general secretary, National Railway Mazdoor Union, said.