CBI Meant to Investigate Crimes, Not Railway Accidents: Mallikarjun Kharge to PM Modi on Odisha Rail Tragedy

A day after the Railways sought a CBI probe into the Odisha train tragedy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the probe agency is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents, and cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional and political failures.

Kharge also said “all the empty safety claims” of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have now been “exposed” and the…