In one of his blogs long ago he mentioned he prefers to travel in SL, still his blogs highlight that SL should be removed, AC should be predominant. All in name ot 'Development'.
Traveling without AC in summers is difficult, I agree. Have been a victim of it. But that's not a ground for justifying AC addition. A large chunk of our population still can't afford more than general classes or sleeper. Blind AC-fying is just another reason to get backdoor revenue and a show of pseudo-development.
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Moreover if I've to travel without reservation, I should have the option to opt GS, I can't be forced to book tickets in reserved classes. This is one of the main reasons of reserved class overcrowding.
Even the new Amrit Bharat tender has 11-12 GS coaches notification. All type of coaches should be available be it GS, SL or AC1. Let people choose what they want. And according to demand, composition can be altered further.