Why have been grave purple flags ignored: Kharge to PM Modi on Odisha rail tragedy

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Odisha railway tragedy, saying “all the empty safety claims” of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have now been “exposed” and the federal authorities ought to ship to light the precise causes that induced this grave accident.

In his letter to Modi, Kharge hit out on the Railway minister for looking for a CBI probe, saying the regulation enforcement firm is meant to analysis crimes, not railway accidents.

“The people in charge,  your good self and Railway Minister Vaishnaw do not want to admit that there are problems,” the Congress chief acknowledged.

“The Railway Minister claims to have already found a root cause, but yet has requested the CBI to investigate. The CBI is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents. The CBI, or any other law enforcement agency, cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional and political failures,” Kharge argued.  In addition, they lack the technical expertise in railway safety, signalling, and maintenance practices, he acknowledged.

There is a crucial concern among the many many widespread passengers about this deterioration inside the safety of Railways, the Congress chief claimed. “Therefore, it is incumbent upon the government to ascertain and bring to light the real reasons that caused this grave accident,” he acknowledged.

The crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which have been carrying spherical 2,500 passengers, and a objects put together on Friday has left 275 of us lifeless and over 1,100 injured.

In certainly one of many worst railway disasters in India, at least 280 of us have been killed and better than 900 injured when three trains collided one after one different in a horrific sequence in #Odisha’s Balasore district.#BalasoreTrainAccident #OdishaTrainTragedy #TrainAccident pic.twitter.com/HLa6zIzsdB

— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 3, 2023

Kharge acknowledged the most recent audit report of CAG makes a specific level out of how between 2017-18 and 2020-21, about seven out of 10 put together accidents occurred as a consequence of derailment.

“But this was erroneously ignored. Between 2017 and 2021, there was zero testing of Rail and Weld (track maintenance) for safety in East Coast Railways. Why were these grave red flags ignored?” he acknowledged.

In his letter, Kharge acknowledged the devastating put together accident in Balasore, Odisha, certainly one of many worst in Indian historic previous, has shocked the nation. “The country stands united in this hour of grief. However, the loss of so many precious lives has shaken the conscience of every Indian. The loss of these lives is irreparable and no amount of monetary compensation or words of condolence can make up for this grave tragedy,” he acknowledged.

Despite all the revolutionary strides inside the topic of transportation, the Indian Railways stays to be a lifeline for every widespread Indian, he acknowledged.

It isn’t merely in all probability essentially the most reliable however moreover in all probability essentially the most economical mode of transport and it’s distinctive how the railways transport passengers that equal your complete inhabitants of Australia every single day, he well-known.

“But I say with remorse that instead of focusing on strengthening the railways at the basic level only superficial touch up is being done to stay in the news. Instead of making the railways more effective, more advanced, and more efficient, it is instead being meted out with step-motherly treatment,” he acknowledged.

Meanwhile, continuously flawed decision-making has made travelling by rail unsafe and has in flip compounded the problems of our of us, Kharge alleged.

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NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Odisha railway tragedy, saying “all the empty safety claims” of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have now been “exposed” and the federal authorities ought to ship to light the precise causes that induced this grave accident.

In his letter to Modi, Kharge hit out on the Railway minister for looking for a CBI probe, saying the regulation enforcement firm is meant to analysis crimes, not railway accidents.

“The people in charge,  your good self and Railway Minister Vaishnaw do not want to admit that there are problems,” the Congress chief acknowledged.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“The Railway Minister claims to have already found a root cause, but yet has requested the CBI to investigate. The CBI is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents. The CBI, or any other law enforcement agency, cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional and political failures,” Kharge argued.  In addition, they lack the technical expertise in railway safety, signalling, and maintenance practices, he acknowledged.

There is a crucial concern among the many many widespread passengers about this deterioration inside the safety of Railways, the Congress chief claimed. “Therefore, it is incumbent upon the government to ascertain and bring to light the real reasons that caused this grave accident,” he acknowledged.

The crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which have been carrying spherical 2,500 passengers, and a objects put together on Friday has left 275 of us lifeless and over 1,100 injured.

In certainly one of many worst railway disasters in India, at least 280 of us have been killed and better than 900 injured when three trains collided one after one different in a horrific sequence in #Odisha’s Balasore district.#BalasoreTrainAccident #OdishaTrainTragedy #TrainAccident pic.twitter.com/HLa6zIzsdB
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 3, 2023
Kharge acknowledged the most recent audit report of CAG makes a specific level out of how between 2017-18 and 2020-21, about seven out of 10 put together accidents occurred as a consequence of derailment.

“But this was erroneously ignored. Between 2017 and 2021, there was zero testing of Rail and Weld (track maintenance) for safety in East Coast Railways. Why were these grave red flags ignored?” he acknowledged.

In his letter, Kharge acknowledged the devastating put together accident in Balasore, Odisha, certainly one of many worst in Indian historic previous, has shocked the nation. “The country stands united in this hour of grief. However, the loss of so many precious lives has shaken the conscience of every Indian. The loss of these lives is irreparable and no amount of monetary compensation or words of condolence can make up for this grave tragedy,” he acknowledged.

Despite all the revolutionary strides inside the topic of transportation, the Indian Railways stays to be a lifeline for every widespread Indian, he acknowledged.

It isn’t merely in all probability essentially the most reliable however moreover in all probability essentially the most economical mode of transport and it’s distinctive how the railways transport passengers that equal your complete inhabitants of Australia every single day, he well-known.

“But I say with remorse that instead of focusing on strengthening the railways at the basic level only superficial touch up is being done to stay in the news. Instead of making the railways more effective, more advanced, and more efficient, it is instead being meted out with step-motherly treatment,” he acknowledged.

Meanwhile, continuously flawed decision-making has made travelling by rail unsafe and has in flip compounded the problems of our of us, Kharge alleged.

ALSO READ: Odisha put together accident: Congress says safety must always be priority in rail neighborhood functioning