Passengers fall ill after having ‘stale’ food on Rajdhani

KOLKATA: Several passengers fell ill on the Kolkata-bound Rajdhani Express on Monday night after eating suspected stale food served on the train.

Angry over the incident, the passengers protested after the train reached Asansol station in West Bengal on Tuesday morning. Many of them said they have not eaten since Monday night.

People vomited after taking the food, and the staff didn’t even clean the toilets and basins, they alleged. Also, they accused the train staff of ignoring their complaint about the food.

Union junior heavy industries minister Babul Supriyo, the BJP MP for Asansol, supported the passengers, who lodged a complaint with the railways after the train reached its destination, Sealdah station, later in the day.

“Their grievance is valid. The day before I took the same train to Asansol and had a similar experience. The quality of food was bad,” Supriyo said.