The Indian Railways on Sunday rejected the claims made by Congress over the derailment of a goods train in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra, clarifying that the locomotive and the rail track shown are not part of Indian Railways' infrastructure.
The clarification came after Congress, on its X handle, posted a video of a derailed goods train and attacked the Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, calling him a "Reel Mantri".
"Reel Minister, A goods train derailed in Sonbhadra, UP. Add this also to the 'small' incidents," Congress captioned the video.
Debunking the claims, the Ministry of Railways also took to X and wrote: "Sir, The locomotive does not belong to Indian Railways. The track is not part of Indian Railways' infrastructure, and the wagon is also not owned by Indian Railways".
Congress's post even caught the attention of BJP leaders, who called it a new low for the grand old party. BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya said that it was a new low for Congress under Rahul Gandhi.
"Official handle of Ministry of Railways fact checks Congress. This must be a new low. But then under Third Time Fail Rahul Gandhi, no low is low enough," Malviya posted on X.
Two wagons and the locomotive of a private goods train derailed on a rail track maintained by a power plant in Sonbhadra earlier in the day.
No one was injured in the incident that took place in the Shaktinagar area at around 11.30 am. According to officials, the train was carrying coal from Northern Coalfield Limited (NCL) in Khadia to Anpara power plant, news agency PTI reported.
The Railways clarified that the track, wagons and the locomotive belonged to the power plant.
