BJD Leads Opposition Questions On Railway Security In Parliamentary Panel Meet – News18
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The assembly, chaired by BJP MP Dr CM Ramesh, was convened to debate demand for grants after the Union Finances presentation
No less than 18 folks have been killed and greater than a dozen injured in a stampede that broke out at New Delhi railway station. (Supply: PTI)
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday raised points associated to passenger security on the assembly of the Standing Committee for Railways.
The assembly, chaired by BJP MP Dr CM Ramesh, convened to debate demand for grants after the Union Finances presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on February 1.
Through the assembly, a number of opposition MPs questioned the federal government on their passenger security preparedness, provided that railways carries lakhs of passengers day by day.
“Whereas the Prime Minister speaks about Viksit Bharat, or a developed India, it appears the federal government has no plan to guard the lives of widespread man,” an opposition MP reportedly mentioned within the assembly.
“For an unlimited nation like India, what plan does the federal government have to make sure crowd administration? Even within the latest case of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj,” one other MP reportedly mentioned within the assembly, highlighting the latest stampede. “Folks got here to Delhi, pondering they’d journey to take the holy dip within the Sangam, however ended up dropping their lives after poor crowd administration, even within the nationwide capital. How will the federal government justify what has occurred,” a BJD MP requested the federal government.
Nevertheless, panel chairman, Dr Ramesh, argued that this was not the platform to boost these questions and that the assembly was solely concerning the demand for grants.
It’s learnt that railway ministry officers mentioned a probe was underway and a response could be given to the panel later.
Other than this, a number of points, together with spending extra money on passenger facilities, constructing extra sturdy infrastructure, together with tracks, and modernising trains, have been raised.
Some members additionally demanded that trying on the modernity of a number of stations, these wanted to be prolonged to tier-two and tier-three cities.
