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In Bihar Indian Railways is Laloos Jagir

The Indian Railways seems to have become the Rashtriya Janata Dal's private property ever since Laloo Prasad Yadav took charge of the Railway Ministry, believe many. Not just the sattu-driven-down-your-throat change in on-board cuisine, even reservation lists are being altered at will by Laloo's men, much to the chagrin of the Railway staff. At least that's the scene is in Bihar.

Sources in the East Central Railway said everyday scores of RJD leaders and workers force them for one thing or the other, boasting their "close proximity" to the new Railway Minister. Three days ago, some RJD workers reportedly visited the DRM office in Danapur and forced the officials to change the reservation chart in favour of their own list. "While forcing us to cancel the reservations of genuine travelers, the RJD workers provided their own list of passengers and kept bragging how close they are with the new Railway Minister," said an ECR official on the condition of anonimity because obviously, he was not willing to be "shot at dawn" without trial.

"Most of them behave like he himself is the Minister for Railways. The situation was quite different in the regime of the previous Railway Minister, Nitish Kumar, who never ever had allowed partymen or workers to interfere with our work," said another official adding: "We do not know whom to give preference and who should we neglect."

Such is the situation, reliable sources said, that many Railway officials in this ECR division is trying hard to get themselves transferred out of Bihar.

Source: The Pioneer > Home
I know all this influencing takes place in India, but this is really to the limits, or should we say the Bihari way of doing things.