The party also slammed the government

　　The air fare for Mumbai to Ahmedabad is Rs 2,000, and the bullet train fare would be between Rs 2,800 and Rs 5,000 Only if one lakh passengers travel in the train, the project will be economically viable, said Kharge.Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said his party was not against any development project, but the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project is not economically viable.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Indias first 508-km high-speed rail project in Ahmedabad.The UPA govement had signed an agreement with Japan in 2013.

　　New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Questioning the economic viability of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, the Congress on Thursday said the foundation stone laying ceremony was timed ahead of the Gujarat elections, primarily to push projects just before the polls. This was a 7 billion contract envisaged under the Delhi-Mumbai Economic Corridor that would have also led to the introduction of bullet trains. They can give at least Rs 40,000 crore from that profit for railway safety measures, he added.The party also slammed the govement for having 12 halts for the 500-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, saying even Rajdhani Express did not have so many stops for a similar distance and it was done just to mislead the people.

　　Most of the stops are in Gujarat and there are stops in places which have a population of just 36,000, said Congress spokesperson R.1 lakh crore is required for rail safety. The govement eaed Rs 175,000 crore profit China Airless Bottles for sale from petrol and diesel excise duties.N.He added that Rs 60,000 crore was being spent on land acquisition and the estimated Rs 1,10,000 crore cost of the project could further escalate by the time it was implemented.It is a matter of deep conce that while the Prime Minister once again adopted a UPA project, it took him 3.