Babugiri on the day of Elphinstone tragedy draws railway board chief's wrath

MUMBAI: Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani plans to take action against railway officials who came to receive him at the airport on Saturday morning instead of handling the crisis after the stampede on the foot over-bridge (FOB) between Parel and Elphinstone Road station on Friday morning. Sources said that top ranking railway officials from Western and Central Railways, including general managers, divisional general managers, heads of departments were pulled up by Mr Lohani for coming to the airport.

Mr Lohani, who arrived at the airport from New Delhi at around 10.30 am, was infuriated to see that officials were standing, waiting to receive him. An official said, “One of the officials said that they came since it was a part of the protocol. Mr Lohani said they should refrain from this culture of babugiri.”