No Regard For India’s Engineering Marvel? Train 18 Becomes Victim Of Stone Pelting For The Third Time

India’s first semi-high speed train- Vande Bharat Express has been a victim of vandalism for quite a few times before it was rolled out of Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

Today (20 February) stones were pelted on it and one window glass of the train was damaged as a result.

This was the third time when stones were pelted on Vande Bharat Express since its inception - the first time being 20 December last year and the second time being on 2 February.

As per a report by India Today, stones were pelted on Vande Bharat Express near Tundla in Uttar Pradesh as the train was going towards Kanpur from New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the train on 15 February.

However, Congress President Rahul Gandhi later took a jibe at the Vande Bharat Express and said "Modi Ji, I think Make in India needs a serious rethink. Most people feel it has failed. I assure you we in the Congress are thinking very deeply about how it will be done.”

In response, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that it is a shame that Rahul Gandhi chose to attack the "hard work and ingenuity" of Indian engineers, technicians, and labourers.