TC suspended over remarks on minorities and Maharashtrians

A ticket collector working with the Indian Railways stirred up a controversy with his inflammatory remarks against the Muslim and Maharashtrian communities, following which he was suspended.

The person in question, Ashish Pande, who works with Western Railways and lives in Mumbai, allegedly said that he would never do business with either a Muslim or a Maharashtrian or even use a



transport vehicle driven by them.

Pande, who lives in Vikhroli, Mumbai, hails from Uttar Pradesh.

Condemning Pande’s statements, one X user tagged the Western Railways and wrote, “‘I don’t give business to Muslims & Maharashtrians. I don’t sit in autos of Muslims & Maharashtrians.’ – Ashish Pandey, TC in Western Railway who lives in Mumbai.”