AAP demands deployment of staff at unmanned level crossings

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded that the railways deploy staff at all unmanned level crossings across the country to make them safer for people.

Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh told media persons in the state capital that the tragic incident in Kushinagar, in which 13 school children were killed when their van was rammed by a train, could have been avoided if there was adequate staff to man the railway crossing.

"There can't be a more precious thing than human life and the government should make arrangements to ensure that such mishaps are not repeated," the AAP leader said.

Singh also called for immediate action by the Union Government and the governments in states to ensure the safety and security of women and girls.

The AAP leader also advised politicians to exercise restraint in sensitive matters like rape and added that society also needed to show more compassion towards the victims.

Singh, who is also the party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, also announced a "Padyatra" to put pressure on the state's Yogi Adityanath government with regard to issues like women safety, growing law and order problem, distress of farmers and other problems plaguing the people.

The Rajya Sabha member also termed the impeachment motion moved by the Congress and other parties against Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra as "hasty and ill-conceived".

He, however, demanded an independent probe into the mysterious death of judge B.H. Loya and said that the circumstances leading to the death of the judge left many questions to be answered.

--IANS

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