The Congress also demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, stating that he must take moral responsibility for the stampede.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said that if Vaishnaw does not resign, he should be sacked for the “mismanagement” at the railway station.She said railway officials were well aware of the number of people entering the station, with as many as 1,500 tickets being sold every hour.”Proper arrangements for crowd management should have been made. Unfortunately, no security forces were seen, and the crowds had to manage themselves, which led to such a tragedy,” she said.She alleged that there are two Hindustans in the country – one where “the king helps make his friends take a bath at the Kumbh while common people are dying at the railway platform.”She also pointed out the VIP culture prevalent at the Kumbh.”We have only one and only demand from this platform. Keeping in view yesterday’s incident, which was a massacre, the Railway Minister has no right to be in his position even for a minute.”The Railway Minister must resign with immediate effect, taking moral responsibility for the incident. Else, he should be sacked in case he does not tender his resignation for the tragedy,” she told reporters.She said the Railway Minister had completely “failed” in his responsibility and was only making reels while trying to hide the deaths.”Ashwini Vaishnaw does not have the moral responsibility to be in his chair for even a minute. He is hanging on to his chair shamelessly,” she claimed.
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