Opposition blames PM

The BJP on Monday held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh squarely responsible for the sorry state of affairs of the Indian Railways. The Opposition claimed the UPAs coalition politics has rendered the ministry an orphan,resulting in neglect of safety and security with over one lakh safety-related posts lying vacant.

BJP spokesperson J P Nadda said the Railways has become a victim of coalition politics in both UPA-I and UPA-II. The CPM,on the other hand,alleged that the Railways has been on a disastrous path under its former minister Mamata Banerjee. It was used for the political ends of the minister in West Bengal. duty. The PM should explain how this shocking state of affairs was allowed to go on, it said.