A train rams into another near Mathura killing some 30 people (that is the official figure) and Ms. Mamta Banerjee immediately announces a 5 lakh compensation for the family members of the victims. What else could have Ms. Banerjee done? This is not a dharna of which she has an expertise, nor is this a Lok Sabha session where she screams with elance. We are dealing with people here, whom she represents, and that is something that our poor little Railway Minister has got no experience.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, or so they are saying. Soon, Ms Banerjee would set up a commission to prepare a report on the incident. And we all know what will happen next. The report would never be out and the dead would be forgotten as they have always been in the past. After all, we are the “cattle class” and why bother for the cattle when you have other greener pastures to attend to!
