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RRTS trains to be called 'NaMo Bharat', Congress says no limit to self-obsession

A 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor will be opened for passengers on October 21, a day after its inauguration on Friday, October 20.

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By CNBCTV18.com Oct 20, 2023 10:54:51 AM IST (Published)

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RRTS trains to be called 'NaMo Bharat', Congress says no limit to self-obsession
A controversy erupted over the naming of trains of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) as they will be known as 'Namo Bharat'. The Congres hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the naming of trains of the RRTS saying there is "simply no limit to his self-obsession".

"After Namo stadium now Namo trains. There is simply no limit to his self-obsession," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.
Another Congress leader, Pawan Khera, said, "Why even put Bharat? Just change the name of the country to Namo and be done with it."
Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor
A 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor will be opened for passengers on October 21, a day after its inauguration on Friday, October 20.
The section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot has five stations — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. The foundation stone for the corridor was laid by Prime Minister Modi on March 8, 2019.
Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore. People will reach Meerut from Delhi in less than one hour and travel through urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar.
A total of eight RRTS corridors will be developed in NCR. Three corridors will part of Phase-I which includes Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor; Delhi-Alwar Corridor; and Delhi-Panipat Corridor.

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