Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab minister defends Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, accusing a railroad official

Chandigarh : Punjab Minister, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, on Monday defended Navjot Kaur Sidhu against the drama of the Amritsar train, claiming that she was not at fault, and held the responsible for the railway company responsible for this incident, in which nearly 60 people were killed Friday.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the wife of the cricket player turned politician, Navjot Singh Sidhu, was the guest of honor at a reception in Dussehra at Amritsar on Friday when a train gathered several people who attended the event.

Bajwa criticized the request of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to dismiss State Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from the government following the incident.

The couple is a target of the Akalis since the train accident. The SAD had requested the registration of a murder case against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, as well as the organizers of the ceremony in Dussehra, while holding them responsible for the tragic incident. He had also demanded that Navjot Singh Sidhu be sacked from the cabinet.

"What is the fault of Navjot Kaur Sidhu … what a difference would have been made if she had arrived 10 minutes late at the venue of the meeting," Bajwa said in answering the question of a reporter in Chandigarh.

"In fact, the culprit is the head of the railroad near the railroad fence nearby," he said.

"A large number of people were standing on the railway just 300 meters from the railway and it is the gateman's responsibility not to give a green signal to a train when people are standing on the track. When we organize a sit-in on the railroad track, the train traffic is stopped, said the minister.

Claiming that the gateman had closed the railroad barrier, he said: " Why did he give the green light when he knew people were on the track for at least two hours? He could very well see them. . "

Bajwa also said that it was important to understand why

Rejecting the request of Akali Dal to dismiss Navjot Singh Sidhu from the Cabinet, the Minister of State for Urban Development said: "Many people are asking for the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of Akali Dal." 19659002] H also said that the venue of the Dussehra celebrations could not accommodate a large number of people. "But this that can be done, this has been happening for 40 years, "added Bajwa.

Navjot Singh Sidhu had targeted Sunday the Indian railways following the tragic incident, raising several questions about the operation of the national carrier. white "was handed over to the pilot of the train who killed nearly 60 people in" one day ".

In defending his wife, the head of the Congress had stated that as soon as she had knowledge of the incident, she was gone

The State Minister of Railways, Manoj Sinha, said that there had been no negligence on the part of the railways.

The Punjab government ordered the opening of a criminal investigation into the incident.