Railway minister Suresh Prabhu ‘offers to resign’
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu indicated on Wednesday that he’s offered to resign after taking “moral responsibility” for two recent train accidents, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked “me to wait”.
Prabhu said he’s “extremely pained” by the two train derailments in Uttar Pradesh, one on Tuesday+ and the other last week.
In Tuesday’s Kafiyat Express derailment, 70-plus passengers were reportedly injured. In the Utkal Express derailment on Saturday, over 22 people died and scores were injured.
“It has caused me deep anguish,” tweeted Prabhu on Wednesday afternoon.
He added that he’s devoted his “blood, sweat and tears” in his three years as Railways minister and undertaken several reforms.
India, Prabhu said, deserved a modern railway system.
He said that under PM Modi, there have been “unprecedented investments” in the Indian Railways.
I met the Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi taking full moral responsibility. Hon’ble PM has asked me to wait. (5/5)
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 23, 2017
I am extremely pained by the unfortunate accidents, injuries to passengers and loss of precious lives. It has caused me deep anguish (4/5)
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 23, 2017
New India envisioned by PM deserves a Rlys which is efficient and modern. I promise that is the path, on which Rlys is progressing now (3/5)
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 23, 2017
Undr leadership of PM, tried 2 overcome decades of neglect thru systemic reforms in all areas leading 2 unprecedented investment& milestones
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 23, 2017
In less than three years as Minister, I have devoted my blood and sweat for the betterment of the Railways (1/5)
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 23, 2017