Congress demands resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, 8 dead, 30 injured
A train accident has happened near the Bihar-Bengal border. A freight train coming at high speed hit the Kanchenjunga Express train from behind in New Jalpaiguri. In this accident, three bogies behind the train have been badly damaged. It is being told that so far 8 passengers have also died in the accident. At the same time, 30 people have been reported injured.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav should resign – Congress
Congress has demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav over the rail accident. Pictures of the incident have been posted from the X handle of Kerala Congress and demanding resignation, it has been said that – The country knows that the reel minister Ashwini Vaishnav will neither resign nor respond to the call for accountability. While he resigned due to a rail accident during the time of NDA’s key partner Nitish Kumar, Vaishnav was rewarded for a record number of accidents during his previous tenure.
Victims will get assistance
PM Modi has expressed grief over the rail accident. He said that the families of each person killed in the accident will be given an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the PM National Fund. While the injured will be given Rs 50,000 each.
8 people have died in the accident so far
The death toll in the rail accident has increased. So far 8 people have died in the accident. While 30 people are injured in this accident.
A train accident has taken place near the Bihar-Bengal border. A freight train coming at high speed hit the Kanchenjunga Express train from behind in New Jalpaiguri. In this accident, the three bogies behind the train have been badly damaged. It is being told that so far 5 passengers have also died in the accident. At the same time, news of 25 people being injured has come to the fore.
Train bogies jumped several feet in the air
According to the information, two passenger bogies and one parcel bogie have been damaged in the accident. All government and private hospitals at the site of the incident have been put on alert. Due to the collision, the bogies of the train jumped several feet in the air, after which there was a lot of screaming at the spot.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav expressed grief
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has expressed grief over this accident. He has written on his social media handle X, an unfortunate accident has happened in the NFR zone. Rescue work is going on on a war footing. Railways, NDRF and SDRF are working together. The injured are being taken to the hospital. Senior officials have reached the spot.
