Overview
- Eastern Railway officials confirmed non-vegetarian dishes will be introduced shortly on the Vande Bharat Sleeper between Howrah and Kamakhya.
- BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured him a notification would follow in two to three days.
- The train launched with a vegetarian-only menu, prompting objections from passengers used to non-vegetarian regional fare.
- Trinamool Congress framed the limited menu as an imposition on food choice, while BJP leaders called it a routine rollout issue.
- The sleeper service was inaugurated on January 17 and began commercial runs on January 22–23, with menus designed to reflect Assamese and Bengali cuisines.