Following the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Specific practice in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, TMC chief Kunal Ghosh referred to as for the resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Ghosh stated that whereas resignation will not resolve the difficulty of rail accidents, the Rail Minister ought to step down on ethical grounds to take accountability for the mishap.
“There are repeated rail accidents occurring, the rail minister ought to resign… All the railway system and passenger safety are compromised, collapsing; it is a full failure of the Modi authorities… Resignation shouldn’t be the answer, but when accidents preserve occurring repeatedly, then taking ethical accountability, he must resign,” Ghosh stated, ANI reported.
Kunal Ghosh Urges For Compensation
He additionally requested the federal government to pay compensation of no less than Rs 50-50 lakh to the households of the deceased. “It is a matter of investigation. Many train-related incidents have occurred. Prepare accidents are occurring constantly, persons are shedding their lives… If anybody is the most important perpetrator, then it’s the Railway Minister. The Railway Minister ought to resign…The households of the deceased needs to be given a compensation of no less than Rs 50-50 lakh,” Ghosh added.
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The derailment resulted within the deaths of two individuals and accidents to 31 others. The incident passed off close to Gonda station, between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations underneath the jurisdiction of North Japanese Railway, round 2:37 a.m.