Foreigners upset

JAIPUR, SEPT. 9. Annoyed over the CBI raid on the ``Palace on Wheels'', foreign tourists said this was an attack on their privacy.

``Foreigners, who had paid heavily to have an enjoyable experience of India on the train, feel the raid is an intrusion on their privacy,'' Mr. Anthony P Licata from the U.S. told a PTI correspondent.

Of the 38 foreigners abroad the train, 20 held a meeting in the Maharaja lounge denouncing the surprise check, Mr. Licata said.

``They (CBI sleuths) disturbed our sleep in the afternoon. They checked passports of each of us,'' said a Chinese national. ``Next time, we will think twice before recommending this journey in India,'' she said preferring anonymity.

Some of the foreigners met the RTDC chairman, Mr. Rajiv Arora, and protested at the raid which they said was ``unprecedented''.

Two Indian travel and tour agents, Mr. Rajiv Varma and Mr. Sunil Sharma, said ``we will not recommend any foreigners to travel on the luxurious train as the CBI raid was most unfortunate''.

- PTI

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