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'Where is acche din?' Protests against rail fare hike in India

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'Where is acche din?' Protests against rail fare hike in India

FP Archives • June 24, 2014, 11:10:30 IST
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The Indian government announced last week that it will raise train fares and freight rates in an effort to improve the state-run national railway operator’s crumbling infrastructure. Here are some pictures of protest against the rail fare hike.

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'Where is acche din?' Protests against rail fare hike in India
Activists of Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI) shout slogans during a protest against hike in rail fare, outside the Governor's house in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The cash-strapped railways Friday effected a steep hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes and a 6.5 per cent increase in freight rates. Placards read, center,
An Indian activist of Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) shouts slogans as others burn an effigy of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during a protest against hike in rail fares in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The cash-strapped railways Friday effected a steep hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes and a 6.5 per cent increase in freight rates. AP
An Indian policewoman, center, is surrounded by activists of Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI) during a protest against hike in rail fare, outside the Governor's house in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The cash-strapped railways Friday effected a steep hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes and a 6.5 per cent increase in freight rates. AP
Supporters of Congress party beat an effigy representing the Indian government during a protest against a recent price hike in railway fares, outside the office of railway ministry in New Delhi, India, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The cash-strapped railways Friday effected a steep hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes and a 6.5 per cent increase in freight rates. AP
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