Rahul meets victims,pulls up rail officials

A few victims told Rahul they hadn’t received the promised compensation from the railway ministry yet. A visibly agitated Rahul expressed his unhappiness over the complaints and directed the rail officials to take steps to hand over the compensation to the victims as soon as possible,they said.

The railway officials said they were facing some problems but Rahul dismissed them. “I don’t know all this. You will have to immediately settle this,” the Congress general secretary was quoted as saying by an official accompanying him.

Fifty-six of those injured in the train tragedy have been admitted to the hospital here while others are undergoing treatment in Allahabad and Fatehpur.

Rahul was originally scheduled to reach here at 8 am but due to a last-minute change of plan,he reached Hallett hospital at 10.55 am from Chakeri airport. Rahul first met the victims in the burns ward of the hospital. After spending 25 minutes there,he went to the emergency room and spoke to patients and their relatives. “Rahul enquired about my health and whether I was satisfied with the medical attention,” said Irfan,who was travelling in S4 coach of the Kalka Mail.

Mayawati insensitive to victims’ plight,says BJP

Kanpur: Criticising Chief Minister Mayawati for not visiting the Kalka Mail mishap site,the BJP on Tuesday accused her of being “insensitive”. “Mayawati has become insensitive and no matter how grave the tragedy is,she does not feel the necessity to visit the site and inquire about the condition of victims,” senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said. Singh and Uma Bharti on Tuesday visited the Hallet hospital, where over 56 injured in the Kalka Mail accident are admitted and inquired about their condition. Singh also said the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resign from his post as he has no “control” over his ministers.