The appointment of M. Mallikarjun Kharge as Railway Minister on Monday has revived the hopes of people of the Hyderabad Karnataka region that their demands on improving the rail connectivity in the region would become a reality.
Giving the Railway portfolio to Mr. Kharge, who missed the chance to become Chief Minister thrice, is seen in political circles as a recognition by the high command of his party loyalty .
With Mr. Kharge heading of the Railway Ministry, the chances of Gulbarga getting a railway divisional headquarters, as recommended by the Sareen Committee several decades ago, appears to be bright. Hyderabad Karnataka, which got a raw deal as far as railway network was concerned, can now look to Mr. Kharge undoing the injustice done to the region so far.
Mr. Kharge, who was elected from Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 elections and made Minister for Labour and Employment, took several steps including sanctioning high-tech super speciality ESIC hospitals in different parts of the country and opening medical colleges in the ESIC hospitals. He was also instrumental in sanctioning an ESIC Medical Complex, with a medical college, dental college, pharmacy and other paramedical institutes and a super speciality ESIC hospital in Gulbarga.
President Pranab Mukerjee, who was then the Union Finance Minister, had laid the foundation for the ESIC super-speciality hospital and medical complex in Gulbarga, which is in the advanced stage of construction. The Medical Council of India is understood to have given permission for admitting 100 students for MBBS course for 2013–14 at the ESIC medical college in the city.
Heading the Railway Ministry is yet another milestone in the long political innings of Mr. Kharge who has the unique achievement of not having lost even one election.
Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Umakant Nigudgi congratulated Mr. Kharge. Congress party workers burst crackers and distributed sweets to express their happiness.
Source: The Hindu
24 comments
D..Naragana says:
Mar 26, 2014
Sir
There us no express trains are running via bellay- rayadurg line. Kindly introduce one over night express train fro secunderabad to bangalorue via gadwal,raichur,guntakal,bellary,rayadurg for public
With Regards
D.narayana
Ningu Hadapad says:
Jan 31, 2014
Namaste kharge ji, i hope very much railway benefits in railway budget 2014 feb from you to gulbarga city & karnataka. I hope 100% you will announce new rail division in gulbaega city. I also request you sir, plese more direct trains between gulbarga & bangalore. All solapur coming trains extend to gulbarga (like from mumbai, pune, nagpur,hubli etc). & some hydrabad last stop trains also extend (like new delhi, vizag, ahmadabad, jaipur, lucknow, jammu, kolkatta etc). & announce new trains from gulbarga to (bangalore, chennai, mangalore, mysore, nanded, mumbai, kochi, palakkad, bhopal, new delhi, chandigadh, guhahati, kanpur, etc) also start trains between bangalore- gulbarga- ajmeee, bangalore- gulbarga- vaishnodevi,bangalore-gulbarga-sai nagar, bangalore-gulbarga-amritsar, bangalore-gulbarga- varanasi, erc & announce immidiate rail division in gulbarga first, than rail wheel & axle factory, coach factory, more maintainance fits & gulbarga railway station infrastructure development as major turminous in india…….. Thank u kharge sir
s.khader basha says:
Sep 25, 2013
Sir our kannada people living at junagadh & porbander please start the a new train from puttaparthy to somnath & porbander via jamjodhpur ,wanjaliya ,jetlasar
sudahakar reddy says:
Sep 3, 2013
sir, allot immediately funda to gulbarga-solapur-daund doubling work.
Venkatesh Shetty says:
Aug 25, 2013
Khrge sir first complete for New Line Gadag to wadi and Mahbubnagr to Munirabad. Hutagi to Gadag & Bangalore Pune via Miraj also required second line required.Hubli railway station is Incomplete for shortage of funds. Hubli Ankola line also Important need.Hubli workshop need for upper grade.For Hubli Divsion Part capture from SCR railway between Hospet to Guntakal should return to SWR Railway. Along with Gulburga Mangalore division also required.You are not don then How can make other state person for this pending Karnataka work.
KESHU says:
Aug 25, 2013
Shri Kharge, Your achievement is pride of KARNATAKA.
We hope Rail network in the state will be taken on war-foot & see its completion at the earliest.
Gulbarge should be connected from Bengaluru via Tumkur, chitradurga, Bellary by intiating a new line from Tumkur. It will benefit to the people of KARNATAKA.
Construction of SBC – Hassan new line is moving in a very slow pace.
Speedy connection for BIDAR, BHALKI from SBC.
Introducing LHB rakes.
Introducing SUPER FAST rail to Mumbai from SBC.
Currently KARNATAKA is backward in rail network, It should be fore front.
nitin says:
Jul 25, 2013
i once again congrats to kharge ji to see now as railway minister my request is to make a gulbarga as divisonal headquarter.hubli gulbarga and banglore gulbarga rail must be improved and trains must run everyday as above mentioned
Sunil G says:
Jul 19, 2013
Sir, seeing the Railway map, it can be said that following new services can be extended by utilising the existing rail network: 1. Extension of Hubli-Solapur express upto Gulbarga. 2. Extension of one atleast one Pune -Solapur train upto Gulbarga. 3. Extension of Kolhapur-Solapur express upto Gulbarga. 4. Also, a new Gulbarga-Raichur-Guntakal-Bellary-Hopet-Hubli train can be introduced. 5. A Gulbarga-Hyderabad Intercity express. 6. A new Hyderabad- solapur-Hubli-Goa express 7. And Most important demand of the people of this region- A New Railway Division at Gulbarga.
ANWER DESHMUKH says:
Jul 17, 2013
sir you are request to see the pending projects of maharashtra specially SOLAPUR-JALGAON, CHIPLUN-KARAD KOLHAPUR- RAJAPUR, PUNE ROHA, NEW SURVEY SOLAPUR-KARAD, SOLAPUR- MUNDEWADI- PANDERPUR-PALTHAN-SATARA NEW TRAIN GULBERGA MUMBAI GARIBRATH, SOLAPUR-HYDERABAD INTERCITY SUPERFAST WITH LHB COACH
nagendra says:
Jul 15, 2013
As a Gulbarga citizen I proud to say Mr. MM Kharge is a an efficient,positive, strong will power and bold leader. We hope most of the passenger problems faced by this reason may be sorted out by our hon’ble/respectable Sri.Kharge sab. I suggested sir, please activate railway vigilance staff to control corruption and maintain discipline in the staff. One intercity between Gulbarga to Pune should be introduced which will be very convenient to all the surrounding poor people who are migrating for livelihood. I hope this message may reach.
mohammed rasool jubail ksa says:
Jul 13, 2013
Congratulations to Shri Kharge ji. I hope to cnnect railways line jevargi,shahapur,shorapur,
Kharge ji best MP of Gulbarga in histry of karnatka.so say Congratulation once again
Sunil G says:
Jul 7, 2013
Gulbarga is just 100 Kms from Solapur. Both cities are under Central Railways. But Solapur has trains to Gadag, Hubli, Dharwad, Manmad, Shirdi, Kolhapur, Nagpur , but Gulbarga does not have trains to above places. The Kolhapur-Solapur train, Hubli-Solapur train can be extended upto Gulbarga. There are several Pune-Solapur trains-some of them can be extended upto Gulbarga . For this purpose, the Solapur-Gulbarga single line must be doubled and train terminating facilities must be provided at Gulbarga. Also, 1. Hyderabad-Solapur-Shirdi train 2. Hyderabad-Solapur-Goa train and Gulbarga-Hyderbad Intercity express can be considered.
siddalingesh says:
Jun 30, 2013
Khargeji congratulation for your brilliant performance and clean image as respetcble mass leader.Now gulbarga get more flying colour for railways.
Don’t mess this opportunity.
Ninganna HAL says:
Jun 27, 2013
Cangratulations kharge sir, i hope 2 railway division headquarters in gulbarga 1 in sc & 2 I
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Ninganna HAL says:
Jun 27, 2013
Cangratulations kharge sir, i hope railway division headquarters & railwy training centres & rail wheel factory & railway bhavan & more new rails to bangalore, hydrabad, pune, mumbai, hubli, & all solapur coming trains to extend to gulbarga city. ithink gulbarga new railway div will under south central zone is best for future , kharge ji i wish u all d best to u & gulbarga city , again i wish u when after u announce railway div in gulbarga goodluck sir
mohammed yousuf shaik al-jubail says:
Jun 25, 2013
khargeji is a honest leader his image is very respectable and clean, I hope he will always think to develope our city and do his best to get the new job opening for our youth and he deserve this post.
congratulation to Mr. Kharge and his family
MOHAMMED SAMEE AHMED says:
Jun 25, 2013
Khargae sir iam from wadi studying in gulbarga and sir we want train from gulbarga after solapur flaknama passenger becoz we r getng problems doing updown from gulbarga to wadi if flaknama left frm gulbarga 1:30pm we will get train directly at 5:30pm that is intercity or weekly express train so plz sir we want the train frm gulbarga
avinash s harkude says:
Jun 23, 2013
frst I congratulate to kharje sir for his struggle to our gulbarga city and I was to grow still more…………..
Sunil G says:
Jun 23, 2013
Congratulations to Kharge sir. Hopes regarding the long pending demands for better and justified railway services can be fulfilled. 1. A new Railway Division with Gulbarga as HQ. 2. A Gulbarga-Hyderabad intercity express. 3. A Gulbarga-Hubli express, or extension of Hubli-Solapur train upto Gulbarga. 4. Extension of Solapur-Gulbarga-Raichur -Guntakal train upto Bellary or a new Gulbarga-Guntakal-Bellary train. 5. A Hyderabad-Gulbarga-Solapur-Hubli express. 6. Early completion of Bidar-Gulbarga rail line. 7. A new Bangalore-new Delhi train via Gulbarga. 8. A new Gulbarga-Pune express. 9. Daily running of Solapur-Yashwantpur express. 10. Wadi-Gadag new rail line. 11. Extension of Kolhapur-Solapur express upto Gulbarga. 12. Extension of Manmad-Solapur train upto Gulbarga. 13. Extension of Nagpur-Solapur train upto Gulbarga. 14. A new Mumbai-Vishakapattam train. 15. A new Wadi-Gulbarga-kazipet express. Hope some of the demands can be fulfilled as time left is very short. Rail line are like lifeline of the region. Better railway facilities can lead to faster developement of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Rail journeys are less expensive and are more comfortable than road travels.
piku says:
Jun 23, 2013
Congratulation. Hope so the newly appointed Railway Minister will increase the connectivity of railway network from this region to north and north east states due to the establishment of one central University here.
sabir says:
Jun 19, 2013
good for gulbarga
Kharge ji best MP of gulbarga
Mohammed yousuf shaik says:
Jun 18, 2013
Khargeji congratulation once again.
Kharge ji you done in so many times do it again.
The first perfrence to Railway division and please also pressurised siddaramia to complete the Airport ASAp.
More jobs for Gulbarga peoples.
Thanks
Naveen says:
Jun 18, 2013
Congratulations to Shri Kharge. Hopw that he will start new trains for our Gulbarga region which will benefit people
Sham says:
Jun 18, 2013
Yes Kharge ji should make Gulbarga divisional headquarters and line should start from Hotgi- Gulbarga-wadi-Raichur-mantralaya… , Wadi-Tandur-Vikarabad, Vikarabad-Bidar-Udgir, And anyways Bidar-gulbarga new line should also be part of it….
And he should make Solapur-yeshvantpur Superfast train everyday
He should also sanction Bijapur-Gulbarga new railway line..
But above all need of the hour is railway division in gulbarga