When the Janata Dal came into power, with Sri V. P. Singh as Prime Minister on 2nd December L989, Sri George Fernandez took oath as a cabinet minister and was assigned the Railway Ministry. Having been a fearless Railway union leader, who had organized Railway strikes in the past, Sri George Fernandez was not at all happy to occupy the Rail Bhawan. The then Chairman, Railway Board Sri M. N. Prasad sent an official vehicle to him and requested time for a meeting. Sri George Fernandez returned the Railway vehicle and shied away from taking charge for 3 days. On the 4th day, he drove into Rail Bhawan all by himself in his own old FIAT car and entered Rail Bhawan without any intimation or fanfare. The Railway Protection Force naturally stopped him as an intruder and he could find his way to his chamber only after identifying as the …
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