Shiv Sena Seeks Resignation Of Union Minister After Barge Sinks Off Mumbai

As many as 37 personnel on board a barge have died, while 38 are still missing after the vessel sank in the Arabian Sea.

The Shiv Sena today sought a high-level probe into the barge tragedy off the Mumbai coast during cyclone Tauktae and demanded the resignation of Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the ONGC chairman. As many as 37 personnel on board a barge have died, while 38 are still missing after the vessel, working on an ONGC project, sank in the Arabian Sea. The accommodation barge "P305" went adrift in the cyclone fury before sinking on Monday. The Shiv Sena, which heads the government in Maharashtra, said the death of workers on the ONGC barge was a man-made tragedy and the guilty must be punished severely. Party MP and spokesman Arvind Sawant sought a high-level probe into the incident and also demanded the resignation of Mr Pradhan and the ONGC chairman.