Utkal Exp derailment: Sonia condoles deaths
AMN /New Delhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi condoled the deaths occurred due to the derailment of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar and expressed her deep concern on the growing number of train accidents and railway safety.
The Congress President expressed shock and pain at the unfortunate derailment of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar.
Expressing her deep concern on the growing number of train accidents and railway safety, she urged the railways and state government authorities to take adequate and immediate relief and rescue measures.
Ms Gandhi conveyed her thoughts and prayers with the families of the victims. She hoped that the injured were provided prompt and expeditious medical aid and relief and a proper investigation would be conducted to ensure full accountability.
She also called upon Pradesh Congress and party workers to provide assistance to the affected families.
Meanwhile Congress Party on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent derailment of the Puri-Haridwar-Kalinga Utkal Express and accused the Centre of being careless regarding the safety of the passengers travelling with the Indian Railways which has claimed so many lives in past three years. “Since Modi Govt took over in May 2014, 259 passengers have lost their lives & 899 injured in 27 train accidents. When will Govt wake up?,” Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said
Surjewala further said that the railway safety still remains under the cloud of question mark with such accidents taking place at continuous basis. “If Prime Minister Modi can spend Rs 1 lakh crore on a bullet train, which he promised between Ahmadabad and Mumbai, why can’t he allocate 40 thousand crore for railway safety. We have seen platform tickets go up. We have seen, passengers fare go up, but railway safety remains under a serious cloud,” he said.
“We sincerely hope and request the government to at least wake up from its slumber taking a lesson from this painful train accident in Muzaffarnagar and ensure that adequate time bound measures are taken for the railway safety,” he said. Surjewala said that no amount of compensation and money can bring back the lives of those who have died. “Important question is how they are going to prevent such incidents from happening in future. What steps have they taken and lesson learnt from such incident,” he added.
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Since Modi Govt took over in May 2014, 259 passengers have lost their lives & 899 injured in 27 train accidents. When will Govt wake up?