Utkal Express derailment: Suresh Prabhu must accept responsibility, says Congress

Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of civil aviation ministry

Surjewala also accused Chandigarh Police DSP Satish Kumar, probing the case, of changing his statement within hours, allegedly at the behest of the Central government. Image courtesy: ANI

To worsen the situation, the local railway station manager claimed he had no idea of the work being carried out on the tracks. In the process, the train driver was not alerted to the danger. (AP Photo)

He said the railways were probing the disaster from all angles and a case had been registered for "causing damage or destruction of railway properties, for mischief, for death by negligence, for causing grievous hurt, injuring lives by overlooking safety". (AP Photo)

He said rail fares had increased by 70 per cent since May 2014 but no concrete blueprint was laid to secure passenger lives. The Congress leader said signalling work was underway on the tracks at the spot for two days, but still no train driver was cautioned.

"I met the the Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi taking full moral responsibility. Hon ble PM has asked me to wait," Prabhu tweeted. Photo: PTI