Commuters welcome Mamata Banerjee’s railway budget

Updated on Jul 04, 2009 07:38 pm IST

Amidst steep hike in fuel prices, India's rail budget unveiled by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in parliament on Friday has come as a welcome respite for millions of commuters in metros and major cities. In Mumbai, where a vast majority of people commute by local trains, commended Banerjee for sparing rail travellers of a fare hike . In Kolkata, people were also delighted by the budget proposals.

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