India
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Kolkata, Jun 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hinted that it is unlikely that local trains will start operating even if the ongoing restrictions are relaxed a bit after June 30, as that might spread the Covid-19 infection.
People blocked railway tracks in several stations in the state for around three hours on Thursday demanding that they be allowed to board staff special stations.
“We are not running the trains to keep the contagion under check. It is natural that stopping the service causes problems for the people. If we run trains now, everybody will be infected by Covid. What will you do then?” she told reporters.
Banerjee claimed that the restrictions imposed by her government are not like those in several other states. “Shops, vegetable markets and all are almost open. Organisations are providing transportation to bring employees. People are working from home…