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Akalis had demanded Sidhu's sacking, besides action against the organizers for not taking due precautions.The inquiry was ordered by chief minister Amarinder Singh after the October 19 train tragedy on Dussehra festival that had a speeding train run over people standing on rail tracks near Joda Phatak of Amritsar to watch the effigy of Ravana go up in smoke.When contacted, Purushartha confirmed that the inquiry was complete and the report was ready. The commission had on October 31 summoned the couple to appear before it. The statements of the witnesses are apart from the main report.Sources said though the one-month deadline set for the inquiry expired on Monday, the report could not be submitted due to unavailability of the official concerned in the home department.Even though Navjot Kaur, ex-MLA from the area, had appeared before the commission, her minister husband had excused himself with a note to the commission, saying he was not present in the state when the accident took place. Chandigarh: The magisterial probe into the Amritsar train tragedy, in which 61 lives were lost on Dussehra last month, is over and Jalandhar divisional commissioner B Purushartha would submit his report to the state government on Tuesday.The incident had taken political overtones with SAD seeking a police case against cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu 's wife, Navjot Kaur, as she was the chief guest at the function where accident happened.Sources said the report runs into about 100 pages along with 200 pages of annextures that look into various aspects of the accident and the role of agencies, including the district administration, the organizers and the railways staff deputed at the crossing..