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Balasore Train Accident: 288 people have died in the Balasore train accident, while the number of injured has gone up to 1175. At the same time, politics has also intensified regarding the accident. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has asked 9 questions to PM Modi regarding this horrific accident. Along with this, he has also demanded the sacking of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav.
Surjewala gave 9 reasons, asked 9 questions
1- Initial reports suggest that the Balasore train accident occurred due to failure of the signaling system but the Railway Minister and the Ministry of Railways were oblivious to the critical warning given on the failure of the signaling system. Why was the Railway Minister or Railway Ministry unaware or careless about this news.
2- Recently many goods trains derailed, in which many loco pilots were killed and wagons were destroyed. Why did it not raise enough alarm on the lack of rail security, which would have forced the Minister and the Ministry of Railways to take appropriate measures?
3- Is it true that the railway minister is more concerned about marketing and pleasing the prime minister than focusing on rail safety?
Is the Railway Minister too busy getting the PM to start Vande Bharat trains, renovate railway stations (tweeting their pictures) and increase revenue instead of looking at the onerous task of ensuring passenger safety?
Is this why the Railway Minister largely skipped the presentation on Railway Safety on June 2, 2023 at Chintan Shivir (a few hours before the Odisha train accident) and focused on the launch of Vande Bharat trains and increasing revenue ?
"text-align: justify;">4- what "railway safety" Is the increasing defaults not due to lack of availability of essential manpower – foot soldiers like gang men, station masters, loco pilots etc.?
Is it not true that according to an RTI reply given by the Railways, most of the 39 railway zones lack the required human resources?
Is it not true that 3,11,000 Group C posts are lying vacant in the Railways, posing a threat to rail safety as well as operational efficiency?
Is it not true that out of 18,881 gazetted cadre posts in Railways, 3,081 posts are lying vacant?
How is effective and safe operation possible in the absence of employees?
5- Is it not correct that in the year 2022-23 there will be 48 such accidents as compared to 35 such accidents last year? "train accidents" (railway accidents with serious consequences in terms of loss of life, property etc.) observed?
Is it not true that in the year 2022-23 165 "non-fatal train accidents" occurred in which "Signal Danger – SPAD" covers 35 cases of?
Why didn’t it give a serious warning on rail safety? Were preventive measures taken?
6- called Kavach "Train Collision Avoidance System – TCAS" Why has it not been implemented in all railway zones?
Is it not correct that only 2% of the rail network i.e. 1,450 km out of 68,000 km railway network is covered by Kavach?
How will rail safety be ensured?
7- Ministry of Railways "commission of railway safety" Why has it been made redundant by curtailing its powers?
8- Is it not correct that the CAG report 2021 states that "National Rail Safety Fund" 20% was used for non-security purposes and a substantial amount was not utilised?
Is this not a deliberate mistake?
9- Why is the Railway Minister also burdened with big ministries like IT and Telecom, due to which Railways has become second job for him and putting the security at risk?
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