Over 17 Oppn MPs write to Railway Minister highlighting work stress among loco pilots | India News

Over 17 Members of Parliament from the opposition parties have written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighting various issues that plague the train drivers and result in red-signal overshoots as well as accidents. However, Vaishnaw in a social media post on Wednesday said the opposition is spreading a lot of misinformation to demotivate the loco pilots. According to the railway minister, loco pilots’ duty hour is less than eight hours in June 2024 and 7000 loco cabs and almost all (558) running rooms are now air-conditioned. After the loco pilot…