New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed shock and grief over the loss of lives in a stampede in the New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night and said, "the incident highlights failure of railways and insensitivity of government".

Rahul Gandhi termed the incident as "extremely sad and distressing".

On social media handle X, Gandhi said, "The news of several people dead and many injured due to a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station is extremely sad and distressing."

"I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and hope for the speedy recovery of the injured. This incident once again highlights the failure of the Railway and the insensitivity of the government," he sai...