BJP MP Dilip Saikia on Monday urged the railway ministry to name two long-distance trains from Assam to Delhi and Chennai in honour of revered Vaishnavite saints Srimanta Sankardeva and Srimanta Madhdeva, respectively.
Participating in a debate on the Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways for 2025-26, the MP from Assam’s Darrang-Udalguri constituency also urged the government to start a Vande Bharat Express train between Dibrugarh and Guwahati via Rangia and Udalguri, besides a direct train from Guwahati to Odisha for the benefit of the 45 lakh people of Odisha-origin living in Assam.
“Two long-distance trains from Assam to Delhi and Chennai, respectively, should be named on Srimanta Sankardev and Srimanta Madhdev,” he said.