Mamata Banerjee Claims Centre Using CBI To Cover Up Lapses In Odisha Crash
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Mamata Banerjee said an estimated 103 people from West Bengal have died in the accident and around 40-50 people from Bengal are missing.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that there is an attempt to suppress the reasons for the railway accident in Odisha and the CBI is being used to cover up the lapses as victims' families are asking questions. "I thought I won't say this, but the situation has forced me to say it. Such a huge accident has occurred. There is an effort to cover up the lapses. The families who've lost everything want answers. They want the true information to come out," she alleged. The West Bengal Government is paying compensation to the Coromandel Express Accident Victims from the Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board's (BOCWWB) funds.In simple words, @MamataOfficial is snatching the funds meant for the welfare of the Building & Other… pic.twitter.com/E4yuE08qPr
"Why did the accident happen? Why did so many people die? This is this century's biggest incident. What will the CBI do? If it's a criminal case, the CBI can do something. Haven't you seen Pulwama and what the then Governor has said?" she added.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the June 2 triple train crash. "The actual accident is not being investigated and everything is being cleared," Ms Banerjee claimed.
"There is no evidence. I want the truth to come out. The railway accident is not being investigated but the CBI has been sent here (Bengal) by Delhi and they have entered some 14 to 16 municipalities in Kolkata. They have entered the urban development department. Ask them, if now they will enter washrooms also? By doing this they cannot cover up such a big accident," the Chief Minister added.
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