Friday, August 12 2005 20:26 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) today (Aug 12, 2005) termed as "ridiculous" Railway Minister Laloo Prasad's announcement of 1 Rupee reduction in second-class fares on passenger, mail and express trains.

"What a joke. It's ridiculous", BJP Parliamentary Party spokesman V K Malhotra told reporters here (New Delhi) when asked about the Railway Minister's announcement in Lok Sabha yesterday (Aug 11, 2005).