The RJD chief told ANI on Sunday, "The incident is very unfortunate and I offer my condolences to the victims. This is a mismanagement by the Railway that led to the loss of so many lives. The Railway Minister should take responsibility."
"The Railway Minister should have resigned; we are not saying this on a political front, but as humanity, he should come forward and say that he is not able to stop the incidents."
He slammed Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "criticising" the country abroad. Taking a jibe, Rao said that Rahul should take a 'cue' from his party's MP and learn that outside the country, we are all one.
Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Yogender Chandoliya said, "It is an unfortunate incident... The Railway Minister has ordered a probe, and the cause of the incident will be identified once the investigation is over..."
"Bhagwant Mann should understand that Punjab is a part of this country. If a flight comes from America, the first state is Punjab. When you cross Lahore, we come to Amritsar. Punjab is not a separate country and it is not going to cause any security threat." Alok told ANI.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh lashed out at the Home Ministry for asking of president's approval over the prosecution of former Delhi minister Satyendra Jain. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay mentioned that it has been proved that Jain and Arvind Kejriwal's arrest was completely illeg
"There should be a law against love jihad. The conversion of women is not right. Two youngsters (of different religions) coming together is normal but girls shouldn't be forcefully converted," said Ramdas Athavale.
"My attitude has been that when somebody in the government, whether it's our government or some other party's government, does the right thing or does something well, one should acknowledge and praise it, and when they do something badly, one should criticise it," Tharoor said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has criticised Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his remarks about the destination of a plane carrying deported Indian citizens from the US and said that he should give answers rather than ask questions.
Reacting to the termination of three government employees in Jammu and Kashmir over "terror links", Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the decision of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is "fine" if the employees were given a chance to justify themselves before their termination