Eyewitnesses of Tezgam incident just refuted Sheikh Rashid’s statement
Earlier today Tezgam Express, on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi, caught fire. More than 70 passengers at the time of publishing this post have reportedly passed away in the fire and the number is continuing to rise.
Sheikh Rashid, the Minister of Railways, in his statement put the responsibility of the fire on the passengers of Tezgam
In a video message, Sheikh Rashid appeared to imply that members of the Tableeghi Jamaat may have been responsible. He stated that there were two gas cylinders on the train and they caught fire leading to the tragedy.
Sheikh Rasheed says Tablighi Jamaal had booked two coaches, fire broke out in Tezgam Express when a gas cylinder being used by Tablighi Jamaat members to cook food exploded, killing over 70. Why Railways allowed cylinders insider the train? pic.twitter.com/9RnmusMUz6
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) October 31, 2019
In his statement he also announced Rs. 15 lac /- for the deceased and Rs. 5 lac/- for the injured.
Eyewitnesses of Tezgam fire have come forward refuting the statement made by Shaikh Rashid
According to eyewitnesses an air conditioner short circuit caused the tragedy and there were no staff members on the train to immediately tackle the fire before it expanded to engulf three different carriages and take more than 70 lives.
Tablighi Jamaat eye witness on Tezgam contradicts claim of Sheikh Rasheed that Tablighi Jamaat members were responsible for the fire. Says fire caused by short circuit and safety system of the train was completely dysfunctional. pic.twitter.com/cbQzoG9UOE
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) October 31, 2019
People are already furious at Sheikh Rashid, demanding his resignation and these words by the Eyewitnesses of Tezgam incident are adding fuel to the fire
Excuse the bad pun.
It’s time sheikh rasheed resigns. Not bcz he is directly responsible but bcz prosecuting junior staff won’t solve the problem. Whether it’s fair or unfair he must resign
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) October 31, 2019
Shameful act of exonerating himself from any responsibility instead of tendering resignation! Yet another feather in the cap of #NayaPakistan https://t.co/HuXuAtCDhA
— Dr Yasser Saeed Khan (@drkhanyasser) October 31, 2019
Eyewitnesses of Tezgam incident appear to confirm rumors that short-circuiting may be the cause of the fire and not, as Shaikh Rashid said, cylinders catching fire
Many eye witnesses now claim that #tezgam fire erupted due to electricity short circuit. That exposes the lies of Sheikh Rasheed and his lying ministry. Will Imran fire his “Chpraasi” after this tragic fire?
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) October 31, 2019
People are also calling out the hypocrisy of the Government for demanding immediate resignations from previous Government officials when tragedies like this happened in their tenure and not holding themselves responsible when it’s their own turn
I remembered when people died in Ahmad Pur Sharqia while looting oil from a fallen tanker and PTI blamed government for no reason. Now its there responsibility to punish Railway ministers for such a huge negligence in #Tezgam
— Nothing (@Lumber1memer) October 31, 2019
Told you PTI GOVT. has failed badly. Every single Minister has entirely f*cked up its own department. Now Shiekh Rasheed Sahb. is blaming innocent Passengers, but the sole and sole reason of this incident is negligent management of dear Sheikh sahb.#tezgam #RahimYarKhan
— Kainaat (@irreverantblend) October 31, 2019
If #RahimYarKhan in Sindh, Sindh Govt would have been declared responsible even before the #TrainAccident .
Because it happened in Punjab of PTI Govt.
Therefore it was Allah di Marzi. #Tezgam— Salman Sikandar (@SALSIKandar) October 31, 2019
Tragedies like these should not be used for political pettiness and point scoring because this not only takes away from the actual conversation about rehabilitation of victims of such incidents, it is also very crass. Government authorities should act more responsibly and be prepared to immediately mitigate such incidents if and when they happen.
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