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Lalu Yadav assures security measures for railway passengers

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today said that adequate measures will be taken to ensure the safety and security of railway passengers.

Replying to a debate on the interim rail budget as the Lok Sabha reassembled after this morning's adjournment, Yadav said railway fares have been brought down by 20 per cent and the reservation through Internet is transparent.

"The funds would not be a constraint for replacing old railway lines and other infrastructure," he added.

He said further said that the surveys are also being conducted for laying the new lines.

The budget was adopted by the House later amidst uproar from some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) MPs of Jharkhand.

The Rajya Sabha will take up the discussion on the interim rail budget later in the day. (ANI)

'People-friendly railway budget for 2008-09'

Bangalore, Feb 2: Union Minister of State for Railways R Velu today assured that the Railway Budget for 2008-09 will be a popular and friendly budget. " I cannot disclose whether there will be hike in fare or freight charges but the budget to be presented by the Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Parliament on February 25 will be a people friendly and would be a popular budget", he told a questioner at a press conference here. To another question.....
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