BRS pushes for Kazipet coach factory, railway division

A BRS delegation led by Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra and former chief whip Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, met Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday, and submitted a representation in this regard.

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has called for the establishment of a railway coach factory at Kazipet and to upgrade the Kazipet Junction to a railway division among other development projects in Telangana. A BRS delegation led by Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra and former chief whip Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, met Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday, and submitted a representation in this regard.

During the meeting, Vinay Bhaskar explained that a coach factory in Kazipet was a 60-year-old aspiration of the people of Warangal region, rooted in the Telangana movement. He noted that the demand was highlighted during the Statehood agitation and included in the AP Reorganisation Act. Despite the State government allocating land for the project during the BRS regime, the proposal had not materialised.

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The delegation urged the Railway Minister to upgrade Kazipet railway junction to division status, increase platforms, and allocate a larger budget for development. They also requested enhanced local employment opportunities, including 60 per cent job reservations for locals and apprenticeships for ITI students. Other demands included developing the Warangal railway stadium, constructing vending zones for small traders, and expediting the Fatima Bridge and Bodagutta foot-over-bridge projects.

Earlier on Monday, BRS leaders staged a dharna at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to highlight the delayed projects.

Separately, BRS MPs KR Suresh Reddy, Vaddiraju Ravichandra and Divakonda Damodar Rao submitted another representation to Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking restoration of trains from Bhadrachalam Road Station (Kothagudem) to Hyderabad, which were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. They sought operation of new trains including special train services to Tirupati, provide stoppage at Khammam for trains connected to Jaipur and Bihar and also modernisation of railway stations at Gandhipuram, Karepalli and others.