"15 Miners Struggling For Air, PM Poses For Cameras", Rahul Gandhi Tweets | Read

Attempts to rescue 15 miners trapped since December 13 in a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya have been stopped because of the lack of equipment, mainly pumps to drain out water. The challenging rescue has taken a political turn with Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention. "15 miners have been struggling for air in a flooded coal mine for two weeks. Meanwhile, PM struts about on Bogibeel Bridge posing for cameras. His government refuses to organise high pressure pumps for the rescue. PM please save the miners," Rahul Gandhi tweeted, referring to PM Modi launching India's longest railroad bridge in neighbouring Assam on Tuesday.