On Sunday, a 'NPS Privatization Bharat Chhodo Jansanvad' program was held in front of the North Railway Labor Union office near Sultanpur Railway Station. Railway employees condemned the government's privatization policies, blaming it for the recent train accidents and demanding the restoration of the old pension scheme and new recruitment in...
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the railways. The program was organized by the 'Front Against NPS in Railways' under the banner of the 'National Movement for Old Pension Scheme'. Rajendra Pal, the Additional General Secretary of the Indian Railway Employees Federation, who was the chief guest, highlighted the issue of NPS and called for its complete abolition and reinstatement of the old pension scheme. Dr. Kamal Usri, the main speaker, criticized the government's policy of handing over the railways to private entities, holding it solely responsible for the recent train accidents.