Tewari also sought details on whether any action has been initiated on these representations, including examining the feasibility of providing stoppages for Vande Bharat, Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Rajdhani and other superfast trains at Chandigarh and Mohali, emphasizing that a large number of students, professionals, lawyers and devotees rely on these routes.

Underscoring the need for direct connectivity to Khatushyam, Ajmer, Pushkar, Bikaner and other destinations, Tewari further asked what steps the Government has taken to provide direct connectivity to these stations. Questioning whether the government proposes to address the public demand for the daily operation of Train No. 22451/22452 (Chandigarh–Bandra), Tewari said, “If anything concrete has been done in this regard, the Government should provide the necessary details and if nothing has been done, the Government must explain the reasons.”

Expressing deep dismay at the Government’s reply, Tewari said that although the Government, through its concerned minister, has provided a detailed reply but its disposition is not oriented towards the progress and re-development of Chandigarh. “It is extremely unfortunate that genuine issues which matter greatly to Chandigarh are being overlooked by the Union Government,” rued Tewari, while urging both the Union Government and Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav to address all the representations and concerns he has raised for the welfare of the people without any further delay.