Maintaining equanimity, Opposition parties, while expressing their condolences to the families of bereaved and wishing speedy recovery for the injured in the Balasore rail tragedy, largely refrained from attacking the government or the administration. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in a statement here, said that the questions could wait till rescue and relief work was completed.
Mr. Kharge said that he had instructed the entire Congress party organisation to “extend all possible and needed help”. He also said that a number of Congress leaders from different States had either already reached or would soon be reaching the accident site. “We have many questions to ask of the Prime Minister and the Railway Minister but those can wait since the immediate task is of rescue and relief,” Mr. Kharge said.
In Frames | A glimpse of the triple train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district
