He advised Mamata Banerjee not to politicize the Odisha train accident and asked her to refrain from "doing politics on the funeral pyre of the people killed in the accident."
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Satish Awhad on Monday lashed out at the Central government for handing over the inquiry of the Odisha train accident to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In order to facilitate the families of those who are still unaware of the whereabouts of their relatives in the unfortunate Rail accident in Bahanaga, Odisha, Indian Railways with the support of the Odisha Government has taken the initiative to locate them.
According to the FIR Report, the case has been registered under sections 154, 175, and 153 of the Railway Act and under sections 337, 338, 304 A, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responding to the Bhagalpur bridge collapse said that he had instructed officials to take strict action as the bridge is not being constructed correctly that's why it is collapsing again and again.
Upon his return from Odisha after the horrific railway accident, which killed over 270 people and left over 1000 injured, Railway Board Chairman, AK Lahoti on Monday evening will brief top officials in the Prime Minister's office on the update on ground, including the ongoing investigatio
While speaking to ANI, Lalit Narayan Mandal said," Did PM Modi or Railway Minister resign after the Odisha train accident? The bridge collapse in Bhagalpur is a tragic incident and I do not want to politicise the matter."
In response to the CAG report being cited by certain quarters related to the expense on safety by the Indian Railways, government sources have said that this information is being selectively used.
The captive rail line on which Adani Group-owned ACC Ltd's wagons derailed on Monday morning in Odisha's Bargarh is solely for industrial use and is not connected to any routes of the Indian Railways, ACC Ltd said in a statement. There have been no disruptions to any Indian Railways routes.
Sakshi Malik was earlier seen at the office of the Northern Railways in the national capital, triggering speculations that she has rejoined her office.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the decision of the Railway Board to hand over the inquiry to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Odisha train accident saying that "it is not the time to suppress the truth".
Pushkin Jain, Superintendent of Police of Golaghat district told ANI that the train struck the carrier vehicle laden with goods as it attempted to cross a rail. The vehicle driver however escaped unhurt.