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Harsh Goenka Slams Vande Bharat Passengers for Littering: "How to Teach Civic Sense?"
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News18•25-09-2026, 17:20
Harsh Goenka Slams Vande Bharat Passengers for Littering: "How to Teach Civic Sense?"
- •Industrialist Harsh Goenka shared a video highlighting the stark contrast between the modern facilities of Vande Bharat trains and the litter left by passengers.
- •The video initially showcased clean interiors, onboard services, and staff collecting trays, followed by scenes of plastic wrappers, drink cans, and scattered newspapers.
- •Goenka questioned how such premium facilities can be maintained without responsible behavior, asking, "How to teach our people civic sense?"
- •His post reignited a debate on civic sense and individual responsibility in public spaces, with users expressing dismay at the disregard for public property.
- •Commenters emphasized the need for self-introspection and education to foster better civic sense among all citizens, regardless of their background.
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Industrialist Harsh Goenka questioned Indians' civic sense after sharing a video showing litter, such as plastic wrappers, drink cans, and scattered newspapers, left behind by passengers on a Vande Bharat train.
The video contrasted the clean interiors, meal services, and maintained washrooms of the Vande Bharat train with the messy reality of plastic wrappers stuffed into seat pockets, drink cans left on seats and floors, and scattered newspapers.
Harsh Goenka previously sparked debates on public conduct by sharing an image of a real notice from a Swiss hotel in Gstaad listing special rules exclusively for Indian guests, and by calling out Indian tourists for disruptive behaviour abroad like dancing on railway tracks in Vietnam.
