Last week I had been to Jaipur and while coming back , I came by train in second class. It was not my first journey in second class. Earlier many times I traveled so from Doddaballapur to SSSPN station & one time while coming back to Jaipur from Mumbai after my case study. To board in second class I paid to some broker to get some space over there for me as there was a huge line waiting to enter the same as I was damn sure I was not going to get despite of my sincere efforts. I was sleeping /sitting/ lying on space of 13"x 15" for which I paid Rs 50/- apart from my fair. Next day in noon I came to Jaipur.
This time while coming from Jaipur to Delhi I forgot my earlier experience in second class and simply got a ticket for the reason that train will reach earlier and journey will be safe. In Jaipur station I was forced to enter coach which was already filled. No space to breath !!!! I entered and somehow I got a seat for me on the top of seats which was occupied by 2 persons. I peep around as I was on top can see many moods of people. Few are playing cards showing their autocracy (netagiri) troubling fellow travelers, few were smoking in front of smoking prohibition board, outside the window people were abusing to enter the coach, few waiting for lavatories, unfortunately no space to move and even aisle was jam packed.
Listening to resonance of many noises;Kids were crying, adults were shouting; hawker was advertising despite of jam-pack passengers. ......... I got headache and got down in Rewadi Jn. I decided to trial on railways for this pathetic condition and enter the sleeper class. I sat on seat meant for TTE in the coach and was ready to face the consequences but shall not pay penalty. Indian Constitution was in my hand and was reading that. Lawyer in me was awake and was anticipating the situation to put some law-points against TTE or any other officers if they are going to penalize.
Here are my law-points:
If TTE ask me to vacate the seat in sleeper coach, i shall going to refuse. If he penalize ; I shall going to say that I dont have money to pay and ask me to produce in court so that we shall have a trial. Neither railway police can arrest nor any one as I was not a criminal or did any offense. I shall argue with TTE regarding my rights and duties of railways to provide proper and dignified traveling rather than making a poultry farm mess up with chicken-pea-mass.
If they treat my action as an offense , then I shall submit a PIL in apex court invoking the fundamental rights and DPSP to provide proper arrangements for 2nd class travelers.... If there is space in 2nd class who will board sleeper?
If TTE force me to board 2nd class, I shall ask him to join me and be with me till Delhi in 2nd class , so that TTE can enjoy 2nd class travel........
Things which I anticipated didn't happen and it was Palam station ; I simply got down form coach and came back to home.
This time while coming from Jaipur to Delhi I forgot my earlier experience in second class and simply got a ticket for the reason that train will reach earlier and journey will be safe. In Jaipur station I was forced to enter coach which was already filled. No space to breath !!!! I entered and somehow I got a seat for me on the top of seats which was occupied by 2 persons. I peep around as I was on top can see many moods of people. Few are playing cards showing their autocracy (netagiri) troubling fellow travelers, few were smoking in front of smoking prohibition board, outside the window people were abusing to enter the coach, few waiting for lavatories, unfortunately no space to move and even aisle was jam packed.
Listening to resonance of many noises;Kids were crying, adults were shouting; hawker was advertising despite of jam-pack passengers. ......... I got headache and got down in Rewadi Jn. I decided to trial on railways for this pathetic condition and enter the sleeper class. I sat on seat meant for TTE in the coach and was ready to face the consequences but shall not pay penalty. Indian Constitution was in my hand and was reading that. Lawyer in me was awake and was anticipating the situation to put some law-points against TTE or any other officers if they are going to penalize.
Here are my law-points:
If TTE ask me to vacate the seat in sleeper coach, i shall going to refuse. If he penalize ; I shall going to say that I dont have money to pay and ask me to produce in court so that we shall have a trial. Neither railway police can arrest nor any one as I was not a criminal or did any offense. I shall argue with TTE regarding my rights and duties of railways to provide proper and dignified traveling rather than making a poultry farm mess up with chicken-pea-mass.
If they treat my action as an offense , then I shall submit a PIL in apex court invoking the fundamental rights and DPSP to provide proper arrangements for 2nd class travelers.... If there is space in 2nd class who will board sleeper?
If TTE force me to board 2nd class, I shall ask him to join me and be with me till Delhi in 2nd class , so that TTE can enjoy 2nd class travel........
Things which I anticipated didn't happen and it was Palam station ; I simply got down form coach and came back to home.
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