UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, Jan 6 (TIWN): Transport Minister Manik Dey before Tripura Sundari Express's inauguration said that the state govt had asked the Central Govt to fix the metre-gauge rail-lines instead of broad-gauge, but now CPI-M once again has claimed that Garji passenger service is result of CPI-M's movement, just like in Tripura Sundai Express and Rajdhani's times CPI-M had claimed.

However, about the Humsafar express, the party didn't raise any demands.

On the other side, three top leaders of CPI-M including Transport Minister Manik Dey, MP Jiten Chowdhury and Jharna Das Baidya have not attended the Udaipur Railway Station inauguration programme yesterday.

CM Manik Sarkar and PWD Minister Badal Choudhury had rejected the invitation earlier and today three invitees also have not attended Railway programme, TIWN reported from Udaipur.

MLA Madhab Saha and MP Shankar Prasad Dutta however is attending the progarmme.

The main programme is holding at Matabari Railway Station in the presence of Minister of Railway for State Rajen Gohain and the maiden train service was inaugurated at 1.45 PM.