Everyone is a gangster (Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas) until the real Gangsta (Vande Bharat) walks in 😂 - Mushfique Khalid

It's like saying to the starving majority, don't ask for food (2 square meals a day) because others (few) have got food. These others who have food now want 'gourmet' food, so cater to them, let the ones with little/no food starve and die.
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Smartphones are commodities which individuals buy based on their financial ability.
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But IR is not. It's a public entity. Govt. is supposed to develop all parts of the country with available resources. Basic transportation like food, shelter and clothing has to be provided by govt. Only then can one go on to bullet trains. Comfort for the rich is provided by premium trains, but Bullet train is a whole new exercise. A costly one.
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If, like Anirudh sir says, the whole loan is from Japan then one can think of it. But what is this 77000 cr MoU? Who is going to compensate for the land acquired? The compensation is part of the loan? Or should IR and state govts. pay the land losers.