Twelve Opposition political parties on Monday demanded an independent inquiry into the Balasore train accident of June 2 that left 288 persons dead and 1,200 injured by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court.
The parties said the alleged disappearance of 119 railway passengers from Bihar and West Bengal made the situation critical and it was grave concern that attempts were being made to “suppress the facts”. The train accident reiterated the fact as to how insecure the railway passengers were and the jeopardy the railway system was in.
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