‘Doing his best’: Former Prime Minister on Opp's demand for Vaishnaw's resignation after Odisha train accident
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Doing his best’: Former Prime Minister on Opp's demand for Vaishnaw's resignation after Odisha train accident

Hindustan Times  

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw - under fire after a horrific three-train collision in Odisha last week killed nearly 300 people - found unexpected support Tuesday from ex-prime minister and Janata Dal boss HD Deve Gowda, who chided opposition parties for demanding he resign. Opposition parties criticise railway minister, government Apart from demanding Vaishnaw resign, the Congress has also called on prime minister Narendra Modi to acknowledge responsibility for 'perpetuating an illusion of normalcy despite the deteriorating condition of Indian Railways infrastructure, which has been ignored and neglected'. I will not comment if Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw should resign or not,” the Janata Dal chief said. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said Vaishnaw had to resign on moral grounds and cited the example of another ex-railway minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, resigning after an accident.

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Good governance should not be so slippery
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Good governance should not be so slippery

New Indian Express  

Three weeks after the stampede on February 15, which killed at least 18 at the New Delhi station, a tiny news item mentions the transfer of three senior railways officers. We might recall that several railway ministers in India have resigned or offered to resign following railway accidents. The then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted his resignation after the second …

Congress Demand Railway Minister's Resignation After Delhi Stampede Kills 18
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress Demand Railway Minister's Resignation After Delhi Stampede Kills 18

ABP News  

New Delhi, Feb 16 The Congress on Sunday demanded that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw must resign, taking moral responsibility for the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station in which 18 people died. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said if Vaishnaw does not resign, he should be sacked for the "mismanagement" at the railway station. "The …

Odisha: CPM demands Excise minister's resignation over Chikiti hooch tragedy
7 months ago

Odisha: CPM demands Excise minister's resignation over Chikiti hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: The CPM has demanded the resignation of Excise minister Prithiviraj Harichandan over the hooch tragedy at Chikiti in Ganjam district. CPM state secretary Alikishor Patnaik along with district party leaders had visited Jenapur village where two persons died after consuming spurious country liquor. When Biju Patnaik was the chief minister, the then Excise minister Kalindi Behera had resigned following …

Ashwini Vaishnaw downplays rail safety concerns, says Congress instilling fear: ‘Those shouting…’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw downplays rail safety concerns, says Congress instilling fear: ‘Those shouting…’

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday went on an offensive against the opposition's concerns regarding the increasing number of rail accidents and the current state of railway services in India. New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Union budget: Indian Railways gets …

Dibrugarh Express Accident: TMC's Kunal Ghosh Demands Railway Minister's Resignation
8 months, 1 week ago

Dibrugarh Express Accident: TMC's Kunal Ghosh Demands Railway Minister's Resignation

ABP News  

Following the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh called for the resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Ghosh said that while resignation won't resolve the issue of rail accidents, the Rail Minister should step down on moral grounds to take responsibility for the mishap. Resignation is not the solution, …

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns from his post after poll drubbing
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns from his post after poll drubbing

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik formally concluded his 24-year tenure in office on Wednesday by submitting his resignation to Governor Raghubar Das at Raj Bhawan. Patnaik's departure from the Chief Minister's Office marks the end of a distinguished career characterised by his long-standing leadership in Odisha's political landscape. The decision to resign follows the BJD's electoral setback in the …

Assam BJP veteran quits key government post, says ‘feel betrayed’ in letter to CM Himanta Sarma
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam BJP veteran quits key government post, says ‘feel betrayed’ in letter to CM Himanta Sarma

Hindustan Times  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union minister Rajen Gohain has resigned as the chairman of Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation in protest against the delimitation of the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, which he has represented four times. In a letter to Sarma on Friday, Gohain said the recent delimitation process has rendered the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency …

Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post
1 year, 8 months ago

Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Almost a month after the ghastly train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore district, South Eastern Railway's General Manager Archana Joshi has been removed from her post. Indian Railway said in a statement that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Anil Kumar Mishra to become the new General Manager of South Eastern Railway. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw holds …

Odisha train tragedy: How railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, 2,300 staff worked for 51 hours to save lives
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: How railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, 2,300 staff worked for 51 hours to save lives

Hindustan Times  

Late on the evening of June 2, when the deadly rail accident took place in Balasore in Odisha the public had very little idea of how devastating its impact would be. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visits the accident site where two passenger trains and a goods train collided with each other, in Balashore on Saturday. Within hours of the …

Odisha Train Accident: FIR Registered Against Unknown Persons; Railway Board Chairman Likely to Brief PMO
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: FIR Registered Against Unknown Persons; Railway Board Chairman Likely to Brief PMO

News 18  

The rescue operation in the Balasore triple train tragedy has been completed and injured passengers admitted to different hospitals as per their medical condition and many discharged also, but the major challenge before the Odisha government is the identification of dead bodies. Meanwhile, the damaged ‘up’ and ‘down’ railway lines have been restored and train movement has resumed in the …

‘When I was railway minister…’: Nitish Kumar on his resignation after Gaisal mishap
1 year, 9 months ago

‘When I was railway minister…’: Nitish Kumar on his resignation after Gaisal mishap

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said that when he was the railway minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he promptly tendered his resignation when an accident occurred in West Bengal's Gaisal. Oppositions seek railway minister's resignation Kumar's remark came after Opposition parties, including Congress, called for the immediate resignation of Vaishnaw, while also criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read …

Cause of crash identified, CBI should investigate: Railway minister Vaishnaw
1 year, 9 months ago

Cause of crash identified, CBI should investigate: Railway minister Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

The Railway Board has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore that killed 275 people and injured nearly 1,100, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday evening and suggested that authorities were looking into a possible sabotage attempt, even as officials on the ground bulldozed capsized coaches, relaid tracks, and installed fresh …

Ashwini Vaishnaw prays as train movement at Odisha crash site resumes| 10 points
1 year, 9 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw prays as train movement at Odisha crash site resumes| 10 points

Hindustan Times  

It's been two days since the horrific three-train collision tragedy in Balasore district of Odisha. Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has been camping at the accident site, tweeted in the evening to inform that the “Track linking of Up-line has been done at 16:45 hrs. A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to …

Stop politicising Balasore train accident: BJP on opposition’s demand for Railway Minister’s resignation
1 year, 9 months ago

Stop politicising Balasore train accident: BJP on opposition’s demand for Railway Minister’s resignation

The Hindu  

The BJP on Sunday asked Opposition parties to “not politicise” the Balasore train accident, and said the track record of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government’s Railway Ministers was “nothing short of a disaster”. The death toll was 1,159 when Lalu Yadav was the Railway Minister, while the corresponding figure for Nitish Kumar was 1,527, Mr. Malviya said. Mr. Lalu …

‘No accountability even after 270+ deaths’: Rahul Gandhi on Odisha train mishap
1 year, 9 months ago

‘No accountability even after 270+ deaths’: Rahul Gandhi on Odisha train mishap

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Modi government over the train accident in Odisha. The Prime Minister should immediately ask the Railway Minister to resign!” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi's attack comes as the tragic incident in Odisha claimed at least 290 people. Collective demands for resignation of Railway Minister The opposition leaders including those …

PM should seek resignation of Railway Minister: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 9 months ago

PM should seek resignation of Railway Minister: Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again stepped up the attack on the central government after a deadly train accident in Odisha involving three trains in which nearly 300 people lost their lives.The Congress leader stepped up the attack at the Central government stating that till now "no accountability even after 270 deaths". Earlier, the Congress on Saturday said the …

Congress demands Rail Minister’s resignation, alleges Centre prioritised PR of Vande Bharat trains over rail safety
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress demands Rail Minister’s resignation, alleges Centre prioritised PR of Vande Bharat trains over rail safety

The Hindu  

After holding off questions on the Balasore train accident for a day, the Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Ashwini Vaishnaw and asked if the Narendra Modi government ‘prioritised’ publicity of Vande Bharat trains over rail safety. The party alleged that the Rail Minister’s “PR gimmicks” overshadowed the “serious deficiencies, criminal negligence and complete disregard for safety and security …

‘Kavach protects your image, PM Modi; not passengers; who should resign?’: Congress
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Kavach protects your image, PM Modi; not passengers; who should resign?’: Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Sunday questioned PM Modi on the massive triple train clash in Odisha and said that PM Modi has a 'kavach' around him which shields him from all public scrutiny and television debate but that does not protect the people of the country. But here is neither responsibility nor morality," Congress's Pawan Khera said in a press conference. …

Ashwini Vaishnaw responds to resignation demand: ‘Absolutely fine, but…’
1 year, 9 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw responds to resignation demand: ‘Absolutely fine, but…’

Live Mint  

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw replied to Mamata Banerjee comments on underreporting of death toll saying that this is not time to do politics but to see that restoration happens quickly. When asked about Mamata Banerjee disagreeing with him on the death toll numbers, the railway minister said, “We want full transparency, this is not time to do politics, this …

'Did your aunt resign for Jnaneswari?': BJP leader backs IITian Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 year, 9 months ago

'Did your aunt resign for Jnaneswari?': BJP leader backs IITian Ashwini Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

Amid the war of words between the BJP and the Trinamool over the Odisha triple train collision involving two Bengal trains, BJP's Suvdendu Adhikari trained his gun at Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee and asked whether his aunt Mamata Banerjee resigned as the railway minister after the Jnaneswari accident in 2010. Read | 'Soon, no one killed 288+ people': …

'Not The Time to Do Politics': Railway Min Vaishnaw As Oppn Demands Resignation Over Odisha Train Tragedy
1 year, 9 months ago

'Not The Time to Do Politics': Railway Min Vaishnaw As Oppn Demands Resignation Over Odisha Train Tragedy

News 18  

After some opposition parties demanded the Railway Minister’s resignation over the train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said this is not the time to do politics. Odisha Train Accident LIVE: Death Toll Rises to 288; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won’t Be Spared Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar demanded an inquiry into the three-train accident. Asked …

Odisha train tragedy: Railway minister should resign owning moral responsibility, says Ajit Pawar
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: Railway minister should resign owning moral responsibility, says Ajit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday termed the Odisha train accident a failure of the government and said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw should resign from the post by taking moral responsibility for the tragedy. NCP leader Ajit Pawar Talking to reporters in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, Pawar also said that although the minister's resignation will not change …

Odisha rail accident: Former Railway Minister Lalu says 'Centre least bothered about passenger safety'
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha rail accident: Former Railway Minister Lalu says 'Centre least bothered about passenger safety'

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: A day after the fatal train accident killed 288 passengers in Odisha's Balasore, former railway minister and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has "destroyed" the railways and claimed that sheer negligence has caused the train tragedy. Prasad, who is a former railway minister, said the government must also consider …

TMC demands Railway Minister's resignation over Odisha accident
1 year, 9 months ago

TMC demands Railway Minister's resignation over Odisha accident

The Hindu  

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Friday demanded Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's resignation over the horrific triple train crash in neighbouring Odisha. TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the Centre was spending crores of rupees on software to spy on opposition leaders while neglecting the installation of anti-collision devices in trains to prevent such accidents. He …

Karnataka Governor should resign, says Pondicherry CM
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Governor should resign, says Pondicherry CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy on Sunday said the Governor of Karnataka, Vijubhai Vala, should resign from the post and tender an apology for violating all statutory provisions by inviting B.S. The game plan of BJP - Operation Lotus - which they successfully applied in states including Meghalaya, Goa and Manipur, failed in the face …

Video I Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu offers resignation over train accidents; PM Modi to decide, says Arun Jaitley
7 years, 7 months ago

Video I Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu offers resignation over train accidents; PM Modi to decide, says Arun Jaitley

India TV News  

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered his resignation, taking full responsibility for two train accidents in five days. Reacting to Prabhu’s resignation offer, Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitely said that ‘fixing accountability is a good system in government’. Prabhu should resign if an iota of morality left in him: Cong Reacting …

Bihar minister Ramdhani Singh resigns over denial of ticket
9 years, 6 months ago

Bihar minister Ramdhani Singh resigns over denial of ticket

India TV News  

Patna: Angry over denial of ticket, Bihar minister Ramdhani Singh today resigned from the cabinet and also quit JD. Singh told PTI he would enter into fray from his traditional constituency Kargahar in Rohtas district on a Samajwadi Party ticket. In the joint list of grand secular alliance released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on behalf of the three constituent …

Gogoi to resign for Cong defeat in Assam
10 years, 10 months ago

Gogoi to resign for Cong defeat in Assam

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday announced that he will resign taking full responsibility for the party’s dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. “I will submit my resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi taking full responsibility for the party’s performance in the state,” Mr. Gogoi told reporters in Guwahati. Asked whether Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi …

After Law Minister's resignation, Prime Minister should resign: BJP
11 years, 10 months ago

After Law Minister's resignation, Prime Minister should resign: BJP

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 11: BJP yesterday stepped up its pressure on the government by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the resignations of Railway Minister and Law Minister, saying the "consequences should follow. Having decided to drop the Law Minister who was protecting the Prime Minister, then the consequences should follow. The consequence is that the Prime …

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