Two Regional Tracks Led To Railway Exmination Decision

The announcement by Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee that the railway recruitment examination in Marathi will be conducted soon comes as a boon for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. It is nothing less than a victory for the party which was consistently harping on the issue. However, the decision could not have come had Mamata herself was not an avid advocate of regional politics.

Banerjee, who was in Mumbai yesterday to flag off new train services, announced that the Candidates can now give their exams in their regional language mentioned in Schedule I of the Constitution including Marathi. Banerjee, also said the exams will now be held in a single day and also announced concessions in terms of postal orders for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and economically backward class (EBC) candidates appearing for the recruitment examinations.

Earlier Maharastra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had urged Railway Minister that people domiciled in the state should be given local employment opportunity first. Against the backdrop of MNS manhandling candidates from North India appearing in railway exams in Maharashtra, this announcement was a surprise gift for MNS. Especially in view of Shiv Sena being in the thick after ransacking IBN-Lokmat, the news could have a music to the MNS.

Banerjee herself is a devout fighter for the cause of Bengalis. The Tata fiasco in Singur notwithstanding, she has projected herself as an advocate of Bengali cause. Kolkata being heavily filled with Bihari workers, it is not a coincidence that the moment for the decision come when she became the railway minister.

The announcement by Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee that the railway recruitment examination in Marathi will be conducted soon comes as a boon for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. It is nothing less than a victory for the party which was consistently harping on the issue. However, the decision could not have come had Mamata herself was not an avid advocate of regional politics.

Banerjee, who was in Mumbai yesterday to flag off new train services, announced that the Candidates can now give their exams in their regional language mentioned in Schedule I of the Constitution including Marathi. Banerjee, also said the exams will now be held in a single day and also announced concessions in terms of postal orders for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and economically backward class (EBC) candidates appearing for the recruitment examinations.

Earlier Maharastra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had urged Railway Minister that people domiciled in the state should be given local employment opportunity first. Against the backdrop of MNS manhandling candidates from North India appearing in railway exams in Maharashtra, this announcement was a surprise gift for MNS. Especially in view of Shiv Sena being in the thick after ransacking IBN-Lokmat, the news could have a music to the MNS.

Banerjee herself is a devout fighter for the cause of Bengalis. The Tata fiasco in Singur notwithstanding, she has projected herself as an advocate of Bengali cause. Kolkata being heavily filled with Bihari workers, it is not a coincidence that the moment for the decision come when she became the railway minister.