Jharkhand train accident: Opposition targets Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ranchi: Following the Mumbai-Howrah derailment early on Tuesday in Jharkhand,the leaders from INDIA bloc criticized Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Central Government over train accidents that claimed several lives in the last few months.

Trinamool Congress on slammed the government over train derailment in that claimed two lives, saying citizens suffer every day because of neglect of basic safety of trains.

The party labelled train accidents as the “new normal” under the BJP-led Government at the Centre and accused the railway ministry of zero accountability. “The GOI has no answers whatsoever,” TMC leader and MP Sushmita Dev wrote on X.

Party leader Sagarika Ghose also asked how many more train accidents would it take for the Centre to wake up from its “slumber”.

In a dig at the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Ghose said, “How many more train accidents will it take for the National Disaster Alliance government to wake up?” “Where is the Rail Minister? Ashwini Vaishnaw is only a part-time rail minister, busy handling BJP’s election management in assembly poll-bound states, while safety of passengers is being shockingly compromised every day,” she said.