While speaking on the under-construction lintel collapse at Kannauj railway station, Samajwadi Party Chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav called it a failure from the government side. He further said, “The incident that took place in Kannauj is very sad... Safety should have been maintained during the construction which was neglected and this incident took place...We hope that all the labourers are safe...This is a failure from the government side...We demand that the government should assure all the medical facilities and other facilities to all the victims...”