Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi, & Other Top Leaders Express Grief Over 17 Deaths
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojonin community Durga Puja pandal on Muktarambabu Street in North Kolkata on Saturday, in which 17 people were killed, and 25 people were seriously injured. PM Narendra Modi's Message PM Modi on X said that the stampede in Kolkata is saddening, and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered condolences over the deaths of 17 people and injuries sustained by 25 others in a tragic stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojonin Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, also expressed her grief, along with other top leaders including Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and West Bengal Governor R.N.
Ravi. The ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF is to be given to the families of those who lost their lives, while the injured will receive Rs. 50,000.
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