Mumbai train tragedy
A tragic train derailment left at least 20 dead and about 100 injured in western India. According to the Railway officials bad weather and heavy downpour could be one of reasons of the accident. The way the authority responded in rescue operation is really appreciable.
The Railway Minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, cancelled his official programmes and rushed to the accident site along with Railway Board members from Kolkata to personally supervise the relief and rescue work.
In our country we have seen enough deaths in water and an unfazed minister keeps blaming it all on fund shortage. We really cannot blame him either, because after spending so much time trying to secure different 'deals', he has little time to concentrate on, what is supposed to be his actual duty. Will we ever learn to do something for the country other than making a personal fortune?
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