Railways are the second fastest mode of transport. It is also the most dependable mode of transport. Indian Railways manages the fourth-largest railway network in the world. It is well-known for its quality service and low cost.
Due to this benefit, millions of people use it to travel daily. On the other hand, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has got its own reputation for serving quality food to its passengers. There were hardly any complaints regarding the quality of the food in the first place.
The officials have always been taking utmost care in preparing food and sometimes, mistakes tend to happen because they are also human beings.
Meanwhile, in the latest development, a male passenger who boarded the Mumbai-Lucknow train recently claimed that he found a yellow paper inside a samosa that was served by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.
The passenger by the name of Aji Kumar took to his Twitter on Sunday and then shared pictures of the “yellow paper” stuck inside the food. Apparently, it looked like a portion of a wrapper which might have accidentally got mixed while preparing the dish.
In the caption, Mr Kumar wrote, “I am on the way to Lucknow today 9-10-22 I bought one Samosa to eat.. Some portions taken and lastly this is inside in it… Pls look the yellow paper inside somosa… Its served by the IRCTC pantry person in the Train No. 20921 Bandra Lucknow train…. Started train 8-10-22. What hygienic foods supplying by the Pantry provided by IRCTC,” he further mentioned.
Here’s what the IRCTC responded:
Replying to the complaint, the IRCTC wrote, “Sir, inconvenience regretted. Kindly share pnr and mobile no in DM”.
Responding to the incident, some Twitter users wrote, “Everything in the Railway system is becoming worse day by day including ticket confirmation and mainly they just charge money like anything else everything is under charge, don’t you understand what’s the situation about poor people. This is what developing India is money snatching”.