Kerala CPI charters entire train to take party workers to Delhi protest against Union govt.
The Kerala unit of the CPI has chartered an entire train to transport party workers to Delhi for a protest against the Union government. This marks the first time a political party in Kerala has chartered a full train for such an event.
Why it matters
The move highlights the scale of political mobilization and the logistical methods used by opposition parties in India.
The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) has chartered an entire train from the Indian Railways to travel to New Delhi for a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government. CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam told The Hindu that it will be the first time that a political party from Kerala will be chartering an entire train.
“We have chartered a train with 20 compartments, each accommodating 72 comrades. In the past, political parties have hired a few compartments to travel long distances for events or protests, but this is the first time that a special train is being chartered. We were forced by circumstances because tickets were not available on trains for the dates on which we were planning to travel,” he said.
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