Jaipur, Jul 2 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday termed the railway ministry's decision to allow private companies to run trains on 109 rail routes as ''anti-people''.

"Privatization of Railways is a decision which goes against the common people of the country. It is indeed the lifeline, as RahulGandhi ji said and this service should not be privatized," he said on Twitter.

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Indian Railways on Thursday formally initiated a plan to allow private units to run passenger trains on its network.

Under this, eligibility requests have been invited for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains.

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