Calling railway minister a reel minister, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that, “People are travelling in toilets but the government is not ashamed.”
Rescue and restoration work underway after the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed following a collision with a goods train near Badabamboo, in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, early Tuesday morning. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has come under heavy criticism by the Opposition over the train accident in Jharkhand. Two people died and over 20 were left injured when at least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district early Tuesday morning.
While posting a video, the official handle of the Congress party said on X: “11 train accidents every month during Modi government.”
Expressing her grief over the incident, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, “Railways used to be a mode of transport for common people, but now there is neither any comfort nor safety for the common people. In the last 2 weeks, more than half a dozen accidents have happened, common people are losing their lives. But the Railway Minister and the government are not paying any heed to this. Shouldn’t the Railway Minister be held accountable for causing accidents instead of fixing them? Can one simply evade responsibility by making excuses after every accident? Responsibility must be fixed. Strict action must be taken because playing with the safety of common people must stop.”
Flaying the government for its “shameful apathy”, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi pointed out, “With several deaths and no accountability to date, I guess this also won’t have any impact. Announce compensation, promise enquiry and move on to another PR Instagram reel.” Calling railway minister a reel minister, she added that, “People are travelling in toilets but the government is not ashamed.”
One passenger dead. With several deaths and no accountability till date, I guess this also won’t have any impact. Announce compensation, promise enquiry and move on to another PR Instagram reel.
Shameful apathy.— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) July 30, 2024
Reacting sharply to the incident, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while condoling the deaths asked the government to take onus for the recent spurt in railway accidents and take effective steps to ensure such incidents are prevented.
In a post on X, Mamata wrote, “Another disastrous rail accident! Howrah-Mumbai mail derails in Chakradharpur division in Jharkhand today early morning, multiple deaths and huge number of injuries are the tragic consequences. I seriously ask: is this governance? This series of nightmares almost every week, this unending procession of deaths and injuries on railway tracks: for how long shall we tolerate this? Will there be no end to the callousness of Government of India?! My heart goes out to the bereaved families, condolences to the next of kin.”
Another disastrous rail accident! Howrah- Mumbai mail derails in Chakradharpur division in Jharkhand today early morning, multiple deaths and huge number of injuries are the tragic consequences.
I seriously ask: is this governance? This series of nightmares almost every week,…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 30, 2024
Launching a scathing attack on government’s rail safety record, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav was quoted as saying by India Today, “This government wants to make a record of train accidents. They had a record number of paper leaks, and now railway accidents. This government only makes big claims. People are losing their lives. The government should do something about it so that such accidents do not happen in the future.”
Trinamool Congress leaders Sushmita Dev and Sagarika Ghose lambasted the Railway Ministry, saying it has no accountability. In a post on X, Dev said, “This is becoming the new normal. Accountability of @AshwiniVaishnaw ji is zero. The GOI has no answers whatsoever.”
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