A video of a passenger smoking a cigarette in a Bengaluru train went viral. Posing as a railway employee, he told the passengers, “Do whatever you want.” This incident was strongly criticized on social media and action was demanded from the Railways.
Until about the late ’90s, train coaches were equipped with ashtrays for passengers who smoked cigarettes. But, later the Railways removed such facilities from passenger coaches. Reports of lung diseases caused by cigarettes were also a reason for this. It has been almost three decades since the Railways made a law banning smoking inside the train. But recently, a video of a passenger openly smoking a cigarette while sitting in the coach went viral on social media. The video of the man speaking arrogantly to those who questioned his work is being criticized a lot.
‘Do whatever you want’
The video shows that the incident took place on a train in Bengaluru. The passengers questioned him and asked him to stop smoking. He then claimed that he was a railway employee and could do whatever he wanted. People inside the train and on social media reacted strongly to his action, which was caught on camera. The young man’s reply was, ‘I am a railway employee, do whatever you want.’ It was also written in the post that this was causing trouble to other passengers. It was also told that merely claiming to be a railway employee does not give anyone the right to break the law.
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What did social users say…
After the video went viral, many people tagged the video on Railways’ X account and demanded action. Subsequently, the railway service responded by asking when and where the incident occurred and sought information about the train. Some people wrote that first facilities like free tickets should be abolished and if additional salary is given to compensate for such benefits, then such things will stop. At the same time, some others demanded strict action in such cases and arrest of that person.