Mumbai: While CM Devendra Fadnavis described the incident where eight passengers fell off a local train as unfortunate, minister Girish Mahajan said the state govt would give Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. State Cong press chief Harshwardhan Sapkal demanded the resignation of railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the local train accident in which four people lost their lives in Thane district. Sapkal also demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the families of the deceased. He claimed that the Central and state govts were responsible for the local train accident.Sapkal accused the railway minister of being ignorant about improving facilities and demanded his resignation. In a post on X, he condoled the deaths and said that for the last 11 years, the people of Maharashtra and Mumbai have been listening to empty talk about infrastructure and ease of travel for Mumbaikars. MNS president Raj Thackeray blamed the influx of migrants from other states to Mumbai for the “collapse” of the railway system. Raj also questioned the rationale for demanding the installation of automatic door closure mechanisms in local trains, considering the rush of commuters.NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar has appealed to the Central Railway administration to implement measures like installing automatic doors in suburban trains in view of overcrowding. “A flood of people coming to Mumbai from outside led to the collapse of the railway system. But everyone is busy campaigning for elections,” Pawar said.“It is very unfortunate that a total of eight passengers fell from a local train between Diva-Mumbra station and some of them lost their lives. The railway administration is probing the cause of the accident,” CM Fadnavis said.Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray said the incident is extremely heartbreaking. “The unfortunate death of some passengers who were standing at the door of a local train heading towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus between Diva-Mumbra station was caused by an express train coming from the opposite direction. This incident is extremely heartbreaking. Emotional tribute to the deceased passengers,” Aaditya said in a post on X.“I am very disturbed by a terrible accident this morning near the Mumbra station. Thousands of travellers come from this route every morning. I am involved in the misery of the family of the deceased. Instructions have been directed to the hospitals in Thane and Kalwa. I have also talked to the doctor myself. It is an unfortunate incident that an inquiry into the accident has been launched by the railway and it will immediately be confronted by the inquiry,” said DCM Eknath Shinde.