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Balasore train disaster: Century's biggest, says Mamata Banerjee

IndiaTimes Saturday, 3 June 2023
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore district was the 'biggest of the century' and a proper investigation was needed to get to the truth. Banerjee, who was the railway minister twice, flew to the accident site on Saturday afternoon to take stock of rescue operations. "Why didn't the anti-collision system work?" she questioned.
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 Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee indulged in war of words. The incident happened when the latter visited the Odishia train accident site. #odishatrainaccident #mamatabanerjee #ashwinivaishnaw ~HT.99~ED.150~ED.102~

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