‘Result of mismanagement, negligence’: Opposition targets Centre on West Bengal train collision
Fifteen persons died and nearly 40 were injured after a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express in Darjeeling district.
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Opposition leaders on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led Union government after 15 passengers died and nearly 40 were injured in a train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district.
The accident occurred when a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near the New Jalpaiguri railway station. Due to the collision, three rear compartments derailed.
In a social media post, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge expressed condolences to the families of those who died and wished speedy recovery for the injured. He also demanded that immediate compensation be provided.
“In the past 10 years, the Modi government has indulged in the utter mismanagement of the Railway ministry,” said Kharge. “As a responsible Opposition, it is our bounden duty to underline how the Modi government has systematically converted the Rail Ministry into a platform of ‘camera-driven’ self-promotion!”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged party workers to provide assistance in relief and rescue efforts.
He said: “The increase in railway accidents in the last 10 years is a direct result of the mismanagement and negligence of the Modi government, which results in loss of lives and property of passengers on a daily basis.”
The Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party said that the Ministry of Railways has only been focussing on “setting up selfie booths” and “not...
