Balasore train crash: Cong seeks FIR against PM, railway minister for negligence
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of dereliction of duty of Himalayan proportions in the Balasore train tragedy and said an FIR should be lodged by the CBI against Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for negligence.
At a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar alleged that there was a conspiracy on the part of the railway minister that caused the death of 288 people and injuries to more than 1,000 in the crash in Odisha's Balasore, involving three trains.
He also accused the railway minister of doing "theatrics" after the horrific accident and said he should be given an Oscar award for it.
