Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said loco pilots are important members of the railway family and alleged that there is lot of misinformation and theatrics by the opposition to demotivate them. Vaishnaw took to X to highlight various steps taken by the Railways to improve the working condition of train drivers. “Duty hours of loco pilots are carefully monitored. Rest is provided meticulously after trips. The average duty hours are maintained within prescribed hours,” he wrote.

On the day of the accident, Mihir Shah spoke to his girlfriend 40 times after which he abandoned the car, hailed an auto and headed to her house

The longest serving CM, who kept wiping beads of sweat from his face, as he sat in the sultry weather, was visibly unimpressed and asked the company official to ensure that the entire work was completed by the end of the year