Renuka Chowdhury, a member of the Rajya Sabha, expressed her concern and said, "This is a very unfortunate incident. A majority of females have died in this incident."
According to the Ministry of Defence, Jammu, "The jawans of the Indian Army along with JK Police attempted to slow down and finally stop the bus from plunging down into a gorge by placing stones beneath the tyres of the vehicle."
A mishap took place in the Daulat Beg Oldie area of Ladakh during a tank exercise of crossing the river on Friday in the sector due to a sudden increase in water levels there, said Defence officials.
The accident took place in the Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district on Monday. At least eight people died and over 25 people were injured in the accident.
"This is not the time for politics... Being a CM, Mamata Banerjee claiming that she has introduced the anti-collision device is absolutely ridiculous...," Majumdar said speaking to ANI on Monday.
Newly elected Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Misa Bharti on Monday offered her condolences for those who lost their lives in a tragic rail mishap and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party government over Kanchanjunga Express accident, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate questioned the central government for not taking any steps to prevent such mishaps like the Balasore train accident, adding that Railway Minister is busy creating reels w
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed his grief over the rail mishap involving the Kanchanjungha Express, which took place in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday.
"They (BJP) have so many talking points and beautification of words. It is just like fashion. But they don't take care of passengers' amenities," the Chief Minister said speaking to reporters at the Kolkata Airport before heading off for Siliguri.