Modi govt has destroyed Indian Railways - Lalu Prasad
Lalu Prasad, the former Union Railway minister and leader of the RJD, slammed the narendra Modi-led central government on saturday over the odisha train catastrophe, which left at least 288 people dead and more than 900 wounded. He demanded a high-level investigation into the tragedy that occurred in Balasore, odisha, on Friday, claiming that "the current narendra modi regime has destroyed indian Railways."
"The odisha train disaster is a significant oversight by the Railways. A thorough investigation is required. The former chief minister of bihar suggested that the Centre provide Rs 10 lakh apiece to each family who lost a loved one and Rs 5 lakh in compensation to those who were hurt. Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of bihar, has also expressed condolences over the tragedy and asked the governments of odisha and the federal government to expedite rescue efforts and give essential care. The Vikassheel Insan Party's president, mukesh Sahani, also sent condolences to the deceased's family.
State Secretary of the cpi kunamneni sambasiva rao urged that prime minister narendra modi accept moral accountability for the horrific train catastrophe that occurred in Baleshwar in odisha on saturday and resulted in approximately 300 fatalities and 1000 injuries. In addition, he called on ashwini Vaishnav, the minister of transportation, to quit.