SC's comment on Aurangabad tragedy: If someone falls asleep on the tracks, who can save him?

New delhi date. 15 May 2020, Friday

The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of the death of 16 workers when a train derailed in Aurangabad. The petitioners also cited another such incident. But the court said, those who have been out on the road. We cannot send them back and the court also said that if people fall asleep on the tracks, how can anyone save them?

At the outset of the arguments, the petitioner referred to the Aurangabad incident and said, "16 laborers were cut to death under a freight train." After which the petitioner mentioned the road accident in Madhya Pradesh in which 8 laborers who were returning to their homeland from the truck died. The judge said those who got in the way could not be sent back.

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, counsel for the central government, said that the Center and the state government were working together to repatriate all the workers but many were not waiting for their turn. They have become restless and started walking on the road. We cannot use any kind of force on them. Doing so can be even more damaging.