Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday visited te site of the train accident at Bahanaga in Baleswar district and held discussions with railway officials regarding the restoration work.
Later, Chowdhury visited the Baleswar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and met the injured passengers being treated there. He also met the family members of the victims, who have lost their lives in the accident and offered his sympathies.
He also visited the Bhadrak DHH and met the injured being treated there and also attended a blood donation camp organised by the Bahdrak Student Congress.
At a Press meet in Baleswar, where OPCC Sarat Patnaik was present, Chowdhury expressed resentment over the rescue team reaching the accident site late. He said that if rescue operation were launched in time more lives could have been saved. He also alleged that healthcare infrastructure was lacking in some of the hospitals where the injured were being treated.
He was critical of the Central Government’s negligence about the safety of train passengers.