Spokesperson: Ms. Supriya Shrinate: She said- Every single day, 2 crore 20 lakh people are on the tracks of Indian Railways, but when accidents like Balasore happen, how is it that there is no accountability, no responsibility and instead of finding out what caused this grave accident where almost 300 people died, the government is now spinning conspiracy theories and shifting the focus away from safety to all kinds of conspiracy theories like deliberate interference. The reality is… this happened due to the interlocking failure, this happened due to the signal failure, this happened due to low track maintenance and I think the very basic question is- why should premier agencies like CBI and NIA be roped into this, because, this is not their area of expertise. Why should the CRS not probe into this accident? Will CBI find out, why 3 lakh positions are vacant? Will CBI find out that why are loco drivers being made to work more than 12 hours? Will CBI find out that why has track maintenance fund been cut by 23 per cent?

The reality is that accidents are happening because safety of passengers is not the priority of this government. Tuesday, June 6, 2023