TMC panel meets households of stampede victims in Bengal’s Asansol, assures assist

By PTI

KOLKATA: A five-member TMC delegation on Sunday met the households of these killed within the stampede in Bengal’s Asansol, and guaranteed all potential help to them.

The delegation, led by state business minister Shashi Panja, additionally prolonged monetary assist to the households.

Six individuals have been arrested for his or her alleged function in triggering a stampede on Wednesday throughout a blanket distribution programme of the BJP, which left two ladies and a 14-year-old lady useless and 5 injured.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who had additionally attended the spiritual occasion, left earlier than the blanket distribution initiative started.

The police had mentioned that no permission was given for the blanket distribution programme.

The Mamata Banerjee authorities had earlier introduced Rs 2 lakh as compensation for every of the households of the deceased, and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

Panja, through the go to, blamed native BJP leaders, together with former Asansol mayor Jitendra Tewary and his councillor spouse Chaitali, for the tragedy, stating that “they had distributed tokens for blankets among 5,000 people but the venue had space to accommodate just 500 people”.

She flayed Adhikari for attending a non secular occasion.

“BJP leaders, in a bid to woo people and get votes, organised a programme with minimum concern for safety and security of human lives. Can they bring back the 14-year-old girl, and two other women whose deaths left their families shattered,” she mentioned.

The TMC group, additionally comprising ministers Babul Supriyo, Partha Bhowmik and Malay Ghatak, together with TMC state youth wing president Saayoni Ghosh, have been seen consoling the kin of the deceased.

“We are all there to help you. Our workers will be regularly on your side,” Ghatak, the state’s regulation minister, was heard telling the relations.

BJP chief Jitendra Tewary, nevertheless, criticised the Bengal’s ruling social gathering for “politicising the incident”.

“At this hour of grief, they are crowding residences of the bereaved families and disturbing their peace,” he claimed.

KOLKATA: A five-member TMC delegation on Sunday met the households of these killed within the stampede in Bengal’s Asansol, and guaranteed all potential help to them.

The delegation, led by state business minister Shashi Panja, additionally prolonged monetary assist to the households.

Six individuals have been arrested for his or her alleged function in triggering a stampede on Wednesday throughout a blanket distribution programme of the BJP, which left two ladies and a 14-year-old lady useless and 5 injured.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who had additionally attended the spiritual occasion, left earlier than the blanket distribution initiative started.

The police had mentioned that no permission was given for the blanket distribution programme.

The Mamata Banerjee authorities had earlier introduced Rs 2 lakh as compensation for every of the households of the deceased, and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

Panja, through the go to, blamed native BJP leaders, together with former Asansol mayor Jitendra Tewary and his councillor spouse Chaitali, for the tragedy, stating that “they had distributed tokens for blankets among 5,000 people but the venue had space to accommodate just 500 people”.

She flayed Adhikari for attending a non secular occasion.

“BJP leaders, in a bid to woo people and get votes, organised a programme with minimum concern for safety and security of human lives. Can they bring back the 14-year-old girl, and two other women whose deaths left their families shattered,” she mentioned.

The TMC group, additionally comprising ministers Babul Supriyo, Partha Bhowmik and Malay Ghatak, together with TMC state youth wing president Saayoni Ghosh, have been seen consoling the kin of the deceased.

“We are all there to help you. Our workers will be regularly on your side,” Ghatak, the state’s regulation minister, was heard telling the relations.

BJP chief Jitendra Tewary, nevertheless, criticised the Bengal’s ruling social gathering for “politicising the incident”.

“At this hour of grief, they are crowding residences of the bereaved families and disturbing their peace,” he claimed.