Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, while responding to allegations and counter-allegations in the Parliament over the 2023 Balasore triple train collision, declined to name those responsible in the case, stating that doing so would invite claims of a 'communal angle'.

His remarks came amid a debate in which opposition members questioned the handling of accountability in one of India's deadliest railway disasters.

Referring to the Balasore accident during the discussion, Vaishnaw said the matter had already been examined by multiple statutory and criminal investigation agencies and that a charge sheet had been filed.

"In the case of Balasore accident. the matter was investigated by technical teams as well as by C...