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Monday: According to news agency PTI, the Indian Railways withdraws their uniform after seers from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain ordered that the dress code of the crew aboard the Ramayan Express be modified.
They threatened to stop the Ramayan Express at Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station if the workers continued to serve aboard the train in their saffron costume, claiming it was an insult to Hinduism.
They were against the waiters dressed in saffron with sadhu-like headgear and rudraksha malas.
“It is to inform that the dress of service staff is completely changed in the look of professional attire of service staff. Inconvenience caused is regretted,” the Indian Railways said in a statement, according to PTI.
The Indian Railways announced that employees will now be required to wear regular shirts and pants, as well as conventional headgear. They will continue to wear saffron masks and gloves, however. The Ramayan Express crew used to dress in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and traditional headgear, which the seers of Ujjain objected to.
According to Avdeshpuri, former general secretary of the Ujjain Akhada Parishad, the seers wrote to the railway minister earlier this week to voice their displeasure with the staff’s clothing.
He claimed that the desire for a change in clothing was vital to defend Hinduism. “We’re going to sit on the railroad tracks.” This is important to save the Hindu religion, according to Avdeshpuri.
On November 7, the country’s first Ramayan circuit train set out on a 17-day journey from Safdarjung railway station. transports passengers to 15 locations related to Lord Ram’s life. It stretches over 7,500 kilometers and connects Ayodhya, Prayag, Nandigram, Janakpur, Chitrakoot, Sitamarhi, Nasik, Hampi, and Rameshwaram for pilgrims.
“We wrote a letter to the railway minister two days ago, lodging our protest against waiters serving refreshments and food in the Ramayan Express in saffron. Donning a saffron attire with a sadhu-like headgear and wearing malas (necklaces) of rudraksha is an insult to the Hindu religion and its seers,” Avdeshpuri was quoted as saying by the news agency.