Samarpit jiska jeevan rashtra seva mein hamesha hai,
Kadi mehnat kare jo, woh sipahi Rail-karmi hai.
(He who has dedicated his life to serving the country, he who works assiduously, he is a true soldier of the Railways.)
Main natmastak hoon sabka, shukriya bhi hoon ada karta,
Meri koshish mein shamil hain sabhi, aur kamyabi mein.
(I am beholden to all, and I thank you too, everyone is with me in this and will benefit from my efforts.)
Image: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad arrives at Parliament to present the Railway Budget in New Delhi on February 26, 2008.
Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
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