New York [US], June 5 (ANI): Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out the BJP-led authorities on the Centre over the Odisha triple prepare accident, claiming that the one ideology that it espouses is to make excuses not settle for the fact.
The horrific collision and derailment, involving two passenger trains and a items prepare, claimed the lives of 275 passengers and left over 1,000 injured.
Addressing the Indian diaspora in New York as a part of his ongoing go to to the US, Rahul on Monday stated within the wake of an identical prepare tragedy when the Congress was in energy on the Centre, the then minister in command of the Railways had owned ethical duty and resigned.
“I keep in mind a prepare accident when the Congress get together was in energy. The Congress didn’t say that the prepare crashed due to the fault of the British. The Congress minister (in command of the Railways ministry on the time) stated, ‘It’s my duty and I’m resigning’. So, that is the issue we’ve got again residence, we make excuses and don’t settle for the fact,” the Congress chief stated.
Rahul claimed additional that the BJP was within the behavior of not proudly owning as much as his errors and shift the blame, as a substitute, to the Congress when questioned.
“You ask them (BJP) something, they may look again and move the blame. Ask them how the Odisha prepare accident occurred. They are going to discuss what the Congress did 50 years in the past,” the Congress chief added.
The triple prepare accident concerned the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Specific, the Coromandel Specific and the products prepare on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar station within the Balasore district of Odisha.
Earlier, on Sunday, Rahul stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi ought to instantly search the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in gentle of the Balasore prepare tragedy.
Stepping up his assault on the central authorities, he stated in a tweet there was “no accountability even after 270+ deaths”, including, “The Modi authorities can’t run away from taking duty for such a painful accident. The Prime Minister ought to instantly search the resignation of the Railway Minister!”
Senior Congress chief and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh, too, demanded the resignation of the Railways minister within the wake of the triple prepare tragedy in Odisha.
Expressing grief over the horrific incident on Friday night, Singh informed reporters, “How may such an incident have occurred after the Railway minister stated repeatedly that the system is fool-proof and no extreme accident may ever occur. He (Ashwini Vaishnaw) is an ex-IAS officer of the Odisha cadre the place this tragedy came about. There’s a precedent of Lal Bahadur Shastri resigning because the Railways minister within the wake of an identical accident. “
“We don’t count on this from PM Modi’s cupboard. If he (Ashwini Vaishnaw) has any disgrace, he ought to step down instantly,” the veteran Congress chief stated.
On Saturday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, too, hit out at Railways minister saying that “he ought to tender his resignation” taking ethical duty for the lack of lives within the Balasore accident.
“Your entire nation is saddened by the incident. Have they got any morality or not? The BJP, which makes such tall claims on morality, ought to ask the minister to resign,” the Congress chief stated.
With out taking names, the Chhattisgarh CM stated, “The BJP, which speaks so typically about duty, ought to ask its minister to tender his resignation after this horrific prepare accident. The Railway minister had stated a system had been launched whereby if a prepare strays right into a flawed observe, it’s stopped mechanically at a distance of 400 metres from the opposite prepare. So, why couldn’t this technique stop this accident in his state? Since our Railways minister is from Odisha, the onus is on him to take responsibiity for such a significant incident and tender his resignation. Nevertheless, it stays to be seen whether or not he’ll achieve this,” Baghel stated.
Expressing anguish over the incident, Baghel condoled the lack of lives within the accident and wished a speedy restoration of the injured.
Hitting again at Opposition leaders amid the demand for the Railway minister’s sacking within the wake of the Balasore accident, the BJP stated this wasn’t the time to play politics over the lack of lives. (ANI)
This report is auto-generated from ANI information service. ThePrint holds no duty for its content material.