Odisha practice crash: Congress seeks FIR towards PM Modi, Railway Minister for negligence

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of dereliction of responsibility of Himalayan proportions within the Balasore practice tragedy and mentioned an FIR ought to be lodged by the CBI towards Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for negligence.

At a press convention right here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar alleged that there was a conspiracy on the a part of the railway minister that prompted the loss of life of 288 individuals and accidents to greater than 1,000 within the crash in Odisha’s Balasore, involving three trains.

He additionally accused the railway minister of doing “theatrics” after the horrific accident and mentioned he ought to be given an Oscar award for it.

“It was sabotage done by the rail minister as part of a conspiracy with the prime minister for which an FIR should be registered against them,” Kumar mentioned.

“The conspiracy that the CBI should investigate is against Ashwini Vaishnaw and his government,” he added.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on Twitter: “The 288 families of the Odisha train tragedy will not get justice by hailing the Railway Minister. Justice will be served only when their accountability and responsibility is fixed.”

“The facts show that in the last 9 years, the Modi government has given up on the Ministry of Railways. And now the country is suffering because of it,” he added.

Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a information report on Twitter concerning the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express making a miraculous escape from crashing in Jharkhand and requested, “Will the CBI investigate this as well? Or will the Modi government finally accept that something is seriously wrong with safety in Indian Railways.”

“Shocking really. But the other central agency has been roped in to divert attention from the report of this central institution,” he mentioned in one other tweet, referring to a CAG report of March 2021 that claimed that Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) funds had been utilized in “non-priority” areas.

Kumar accused the federal government of doing headline administration and saving the minister accountable for the practice accident. He additionally alleged that the railways is engaged on “bhagwan bharose” (on the god’s mercy).

The Congress chief alleged that the federal government weaving conspiracy theories and its determination to refer the rail accident inquiry to the CBI had been solely to divert public consideration as he questioned the logic behind speeding to the conclusion that the accident was attributable to sabotage, with out inspecting different features.

“It is like starting chemotherapy of a patient who merely complained of cough,” he mentioned.

Taking a dig on the railway minister for resorting to “theatrics”, Kumar mentioned it ought to win him an Oscar award. “This is an Oscar-winning performance,” he mentioned whereas exhibiting the video of Vaishnaw getting emotional on the website of the accident.

The Congress chief identified that even the CBI FIR didn’t point out the phrases “sabotage” and “conspiracy” anyplace, thus making it apparent that the federal government needed to divert consideration by resorting to conspiracy and sabotage theories.

Taking a swipe on the authorities, he requested, “From where would the CBI get time since it is already preoccupied with investigating opposition parties and leaders?” Kumar mentioned if something must be investigated by the CBI, it’s the 1,129 incidents of derailments within the final 4 years, the huge discount within the finances for rail security and monitor upkeep, the pending vacancies within the railways and the overburdening of loco-pilots with 12 hours of continuous responsibility on account of a scarcity of employees.

He questioned why a CBI probe has not been introduced into the 1,129 derailments.

The Congress chief additionally requested why an official had given a dissenting observe on the preliminary inquiry and alleged that the railway signalling system is defective.

He mentioned the perfect company to probe the accident is the railway security commissioner and never the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which doesn’t have time for it as it’s busy investigating opposition leaders.

“The CBI should investigate why did the Modi government reduce the budget for repairing and laying new tracks from Rs 9,607 crore to Rs 7,400 crore. The CBI should investigate and say when trains derailed around 1,100 times in the last four years, why no CBI investigation was announced. The CBI should investigate and say why the funding of the National Rail Safety Fund has been reduced by almost 80 per cent,” Kumar mentioned.

“Why is Ashwini Vaishnaw not named in the CBI FIR?” he requested.

“The CBI should say why more than three lakh posts are vacant in the railways? The CBI should find out why a loco driver is being made to work for more than 12 hours? The CBI should also investigate why Rs 22 crore were spent in the inauguration of Vande Bharat by Modiji? The CBI should explain why only 4 per cent trains have ‘Kavach’ in nine years,” the Congress chief mentioned.

The Indian Railways is within the course of of putting in “Kavach”, an anti-train collision system, throughout its community.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of dereliction of responsibility of Himalayan proportions within the Balasore practice tragedy and mentioned an FIR ought to be lodged by the CBI towards Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for negligence.

At a press convention right here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar alleged that there was a conspiracy on the a part of the railway minister that prompted the loss of life of 288 individuals and accidents to greater than 1,000 within the crash in Odisha’s Balasore, involving three trains.

He additionally accused the railway minister of doing “theatrics” after the horrific accident and mentioned he ought to be given an Oscar award for it.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“It was sabotage done by the rail minister as part of a conspiracy with the prime minister for which an FIR should be registered against them,” Kumar mentioned.

“The conspiracy that the CBI should investigate is against Ashwini Vaishnaw and his government,” he added.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on Twitter: “The 288 families of the Odisha train tragedy will not get justice by hailing the Railway Minister. Justice will be served only when their accountability and responsibility is fixed.”

“The facts show that in the last 9 years, the Modi government has given up on the Ministry of Railways. And now the country is suffering because of it,” he added.

Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a information report on Twitter concerning the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express making a miraculous escape from crashing in Jharkhand and requested, “Will the CBI investigate this as well? Or will the Modi government finally accept that something is seriously wrong with safety in Indian Railways.”

“Shocking really. But the other central agency has been roped in to divert attention from the report of this central institution,” he mentioned in one other tweet, referring to a CAG report of March 2021 that claimed that Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) funds had been utilized in “non-priority” areas.

Kumar accused the federal government of doing headline administration and saving the minister accountable for the practice accident. He additionally alleged that the railways is engaged on “bhagwan bharose” (on the god’s mercy).

The Congress chief alleged that the federal government weaving conspiracy theories and its determination to refer the rail accident inquiry to the CBI had been solely to divert public consideration as he questioned the logic behind speeding to the conclusion that the accident was attributable to sabotage, with out inspecting different features.

“It is like starting chemotherapy of a patient who merely complained of cough,” he mentioned.

Taking a dig on the railway minister for resorting to “theatrics”, Kumar mentioned it ought to win him an Oscar award. “This is an Oscar-winning performance,” he mentioned whereas exhibiting the video of Vaishnaw getting emotional on the website of the accident.

The Congress chief identified that even the CBI FIR didn’t point out the phrases “sabotage” and “conspiracy” anyplace, thus making it apparent that the federal government needed to divert consideration by resorting to conspiracy and sabotage theories.

Taking a swipe on the authorities, he requested, “From where would the CBI get time since it is already preoccupied with investigating opposition parties and leaders?” Kumar mentioned if something must be investigated by the CBI, it’s the 1,129 incidents of derailments within the final 4 years, the huge discount within the finances for rail security and monitor upkeep, the pending vacancies within the railways and the overburdening of loco-pilots with 12 hours of continuous responsibility on account of a scarcity of employees.

He questioned why a CBI probe has not been introduced into the 1,129 derailments.

The Congress chief additionally requested why an official had given a dissenting observe on the preliminary inquiry and alleged that the railway signalling system is defective.

He mentioned the perfect company to probe the accident is the railway security commissioner and never the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which doesn’t have time for it as it’s busy investigating opposition leaders.

“The CBI should investigate why did the Modi government reduce the budget for repairing and laying new tracks from Rs 9,607 crore to Rs 7,400 crore. The CBI should investigate and say when trains derailed around 1,100 times in the last four years, why no CBI investigation was announced. The CBI should investigate and say why the funding of the National Rail Safety Fund has been reduced by almost 80 per cent,” Kumar mentioned.

“Why is Ashwini Vaishnaw not named in the CBI FIR?” he requested.

“The CBI should say why more than three lakh posts are vacant in the railways? The CBI should find out why a loco driver is being made to work for more than 12 hours? The CBI should also investigate why Rs 22 crore were spent in the inauguration of Vande Bharat by Modiji? The CBI should explain why only 4 per cent trains have ‘Kavach’ in nine years,” the Congress chief mentioned.

The Indian Railways is within the course of of putting in “Kavach”, an anti-train collision system, throughout its community.