Etawah, Feb. 16 -- Congress demanded that the Railway Minister should resign after 18 people were killed in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday and termed the incident as the "failure of the government."

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai told ANI that the government did not become vigilant in spite of the Maha Kumbh stampede.

"Despite the stampede that happened in Maha Kumbh, the government didn't become more alert... This is a failure of the government because the stampede happened after the platform was changed last minute. The Rail Minister should resign," Rai said.

Meanwhile, A two-member committee has been formed to investigate the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station on Februray 15, in which 18 people...