Who was the first Railway Minister who resigned due to a train accident?
Answer
1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. John Mathai
3. Asaf Ali
3. none of these
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 1 : Lal Bahadur Shastri
Key Points
- Railway Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on moral grounds, only second railway minister to do so, after Lal Bahadur Shastri since 1963 Udyan Abha Toofan Express accident which killed 100+ passengers.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Lal Bahadur Shastri was an Indian politician and statesman.
- who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963.
First Railway Minister in independent India
- After India attained Independence on August 15, 1947, John Mathai became the first Railway Minister of the country.
- He also presented the first Railway Budget of independent India in 1948.
- Furthermore, Mathai was the first Chairman of the State Bank of India when it was set up in 1955.
