The Indian Railways will not provide a FTR special train to Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) from Raipur to New Delhi on October 30 and November 1. CPCC In-charge General Secretary Malkit Singh Gaindu has written a letter to IRCTC to provide a special train to the CPCC so that the Congress leaders and workers from Chhattisgarh could participate in the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s mega-rally and ‘Chalo Delhi’ march to be held at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on November 1, 2026, protesting against alleged ‘vote chori’ (vote theft) and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

 

In this regard, Deputy Chief Operations Manager (FOIS & CHG) Amit Singh of South East Central Railway (SECR) has written a letter to the Area Manager of IRCTC. It may be mentioned that, according to the letter, the IRCTC has requested to run a FTR special train in favour of CPCC from Raipur to New Delhi on October 30 and back from New Delhi to Raipur on November 1 with coach composition of 10 coaches including SLR-2, GSCN-10 and GS-3. The proposal for booking of the FTR special train cannot be booked, as the requested period falls within the notified time restriction period. Therefore, it has been advised to plan the proposed

 

FTR special train outside the notified restriction period, subject to the applicable rules and operational feasibility as per FTR policy. In his statement, CPCC In-charge General Secretary Malkit Singh Gaindu alleged that the BJP Government at the Centre is misusing its power to prevent people from attending the event. No matter how many obstacles the BJP-led Central Government may create. Thousands of Congress members from Chhattisgarh will participate in the ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ rally in Delhi. Even though special trains were not made available, they will reach the Delhi rally using regular trains, special buses, air travel, or private vehicles by road, said Gaindu.