Porni Banerjee | ৩০ জুলাই ২০২৪ ১২ : ১৫Porni Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday heavily criticized the BJP government after a series of train accidents took place over the past few years and questioned if such negligence would ever come to an end.

Her criticism comes after a Howrah-Mumbai Express train derailed in Jharkhand in the wee hours of Tuesday.

“Another disastrous rail accident! Howrah- Mumbai mail derails in Chakradharpur division in Jharkhand today early morning, multiple deaths and huge number of injuries are the tragic consequences,” Banerjee posted on X.

“I seriously ask: is this governance? This series of nightmares almost every week, this unending procession of deaths and injuries on railway tracks: for how long shall we tolerate this? Will there be no end to the callousness of Government of India?” she added.

At least two people were killed and 20 injured after 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed at 3:45 am near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway (SER). The derailment happened after the Express train hit a goods train.

According to officials, Railway authorities have announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of each of the two victims, while Rs 5 lakh shall be provided for those with major injuries.

Ambulances and rescue teams rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway.

Many trains were cancelled and some of them were diverted to some other route due to the derailment.

The trains cancelled were Howrah-Kantabanji Ispat Express (22861), Kharagpur-Dhanbad Express, and Hawrah-Barbil Express.

Meanwhile, South Bihar Express (13288) was diverted, and Asansol Tata Memu Pass Special Train (08173) was short-terminated at Adra.

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