Railway Minister Announces Joint Probe into Railway Track Blast; Challenges Rahul Gandhi to Debate Agniveer Scheme

Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that the railway and Rajasthan government officials are jointly investigating the blast on the railway track in Sriganganagar. Officials from both sides are looking into the facts and evidence related to the incident with mutual coordination. He has also talked in detail with the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the Director General of Police and the Chief Secretary in this matter. The Railway Minister said that on the basis of the evidence that will come out in the initial investigation, the state police will decide whether the NIA should be involved in the case or not. That is, a joint investigation is underway at the moment and the role of the central agency will be decided after the initial investigation. The Minister of Railways reacted to the questions being raised by Congress and Rahul Gandhi about the Agniveer scheme. He said that Parliament is the biggest temple in a democracy and those who believe in the Constitution should respect the process of Parliament. Vaishnaw challenged Rahul Gandhi to come to the floor of Parliament and debate the Agniveer scheme openly. He said that instead of raising a question on the scheme, the opposition should also target the political party during its campaign campaign campaign.