New Delhi: A day after medal-winning para-athlete Suvarna Raj was allegedly forced to sleep on floor of a train, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered an inquiry into the way she was treated. The 34-year-old wheelchair-bound athlete was denied a berth convenient for people with disabilities in the Nagpur- Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express despite repeated requests.
Ms Raj, who was allotted an upper berth on the Nagpur-Delhi train, had to sleep on the floor of the train after failing to get a lower berth on Saturday. "When I asked fellow passengers to exchange seat with me, they refused bluntly," added the disability rights activist.
Replying to the ANI tweet, Mr Prabhu posted a statement from his official account:
In response, Ms Raj tweeted, "I don't want any inquiry, I want permanent solution for persons with disabilities."
Similar complaints have come about airlines too. Last year, the Supreme Court ordered domestic carrier SpiceJet to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to an activist, Jeeja Ghosh. Ms Ghosh, who has cerebral palsy, was offloaded from a plane four years ago.
Ms Raj, who was allotted an upper berth on the Nagpur-Delhi train, had to sleep on the floor of the train after failing to get a lower berth on Saturday. "When I asked fellow passengers to exchange seat with me, they refused bluntly," added the disability rights activist.
Replying to the ANI tweet, Mr Prabhu posted a statement from his official account:
In response, Ms Raj tweeted, "I don't want any inquiry, I want permanent solution for persons with disabilities."
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Wheelchair-bound Suvarna Raj was denied a berth convenient for people with disabilities.
Similar complaints have come about airlines too. Last year, the Supreme Court ordered domestic carrier SpiceJet to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to an activist, Jeeja Ghosh. Ms Ghosh, who has cerebral palsy, was offloaded from a plane four years ago.
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