Nellore stampede: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for deceased's family members
New Delhi, December 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the death of seven Telugu Desam Party workers in a stampede at TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu's public meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh would be given to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to each injured from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. "Pained by the mishap at a public meeting in Nellore, AP. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and the injured would be given Rs. 50,000," tweeted Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday.
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Seven Telugu Desam Party workers lost their lives after a scuffle broke out between party workers during a public meeting held by party leader N Chandrababu Naidu in Kandukuru of Andhra Pradesh's Nellore on Wednesday, the police said. The injured were admitted to the nearby hospital.
"Seven persons have lost their lives, injured admitted to hospital," the police said. Following the incident, Naidu announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
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Naidu said the children of the deceased would be educated in NTR Trust educational institutions.
(Story syndicated through ANI feed, edited at desk)
- ANI
