Kharge’s sharp critique comes as the Congress party demands accountability for the incident and broader issues within the Indian Railways.
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Principal Chief Safety Officer placed the seven under suspension for dereliction of duty
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I witnessed a young child crawling out of the Coromandel Express, only to be electrocuted before my eyes, says Pravin Das.
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Binoy Mandal, father of Subir Mandal, who was on the ill-fated Coromandel Express, broke down when confronted with the prospect of his son returning to Chennai for work.
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Present at the site are Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, overseeing the ongoing rescue and evacuation efforts.
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Rescue operations are in full swing, with nearby hospitals on high alert. A multitude of emergency teams, including NDRF units, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force units, fire rescue teams, doctors, police personnel, and ambulances, have been urgently deployed to the site.
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