[Marxistindia] Hirakhand Express Accident

[news from the cpi(m)]

January 22, 2017

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its shock and deep sorrow at the
Hirakhand Express accident in which thirty two people have been reported
killed so far and fifty four injured. Nine bogies of the
Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar train were derailed as a result of the accident which
took place in the Vijayanagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The Polit Bureau
extends its heartfelt sympathy to all those families who have suffered a
terrible loss in the accident. 

 

Such railway accidents are happening with distressing frequency. Despite
various assurances, the railway ministry has totally failed to provide
elementary safety for passengers traveling in the Indian Railways. After the
devastating accident in which 146 people were killed near Kanpur in November
last year, it was expected that the railway ministry would take urgent steps
to upgrade the safety features on the railways. 

 

It is unfortunate that nobody at the highest levels of government including
the railway minister are held accountable for the present dismal state of
affairs.

 

 

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