indiaUpdated: Jun 10, 2020 19:49 ISTA day after Union home minister Amit Shah took a jibe at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for dubbing Shramik Special trains as “Corona Express”, Banerjee on Wednesday issued a rejoinder saying that the term was not her coinage and she was merely voicing the people’s opinion. “I never coined the term Corona Express. ALSO READ | Amit Shah targets Mamata Banerjee on CAA, Covid-19Shah, while addressing Tuesday’s virtual rally had said that the term “Corona Express”, which Banerjee had used to refer to trains ferrying migrant workers, will turn into an “exit express” for the Trinamool Congress in Bengal. In May, while pinning the blame of rising coronavirus cases in the state on the railways, Banerjee had accused the national carrier of running “Corona Express trains” and not Shramik Specials. Around 11 lakh people, including migrant labourers, have entered the state in trains and buses during the lockdown.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2020 14:02 UTC