This kind of lying about issues regarding AWB (or Marathwada as a whole) are not new. Everytime when delegation of representatives or activists meet DRM/ZRM regarding issues of division, these officers simply bluff anything that come in their mind because they are very well aware that neither political representatives nor activists have proper study/ knowledge of the division as well as how railway operation and management is done. So, here I will blame politicians and activists also for their lack of study. Many times I have seen politicians, Marathwada Railway Sangharsh Samiti or Pravasi Sena making some absurd demands which simply put SCR officials in denial mode very easily.
Moreover, our politicians do not have guts to force SCR to...
more... perform their duties for Marathwada. I strongly believe that SCR behaving like East India Company in Marathwada. For them railway lines in Marathwada are only means to connect to Shirdi and North India (After GC of AK-Khandwa). You see after doubling of PBN-MUE, SCR will 1st ensure improved connectivity with SNSI rather than AWB. I don't know if anybody has noticed it or not, but SCR recently started constructing washable apron at Nagarsol, which clearly indicates their future plan. Today washable apron...means tomorrow a pit-line at NSL!! when I twitted about this to DRM and ZRM of SCR, to my shock, DRM of NED liked my tweet!! This shows Transport lobby of Shirdi is very well managing CR and SCR officials. That's why CR is delaying construction of Rotegaon-Puntamba railway line also.
SCR and CR officials need to taught a lesson...time has come now!!