Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Offers To Resign; PM Asks Him To Wait

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There have been two back-to-back accidents in the last five days, triggering demands for the minister's resignation. Photo: PTI

Soon after Prabhu's tweet about meeting the prime minister, the government announced the appointment of Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani as chairman of the Railway Board. Mittal has been replaced by Air India CMD Ashwini Lohani as the new chairman of the railway board.

He said in less than three years as the railway minister, he had devoted his "blood and sweat" to the Railways. Photo: AFP

Prabhu tweeted: "I met the Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi taking full moral responsibility. Hon'ble PM has asked me to wait.". Photo: File

"I met the the Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi taking full moral responsibility. Hon ble PM has asked me to wait," Prabhu tweeted. Photo: PTI