New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an accident in Gwalior and announced ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for each injured.
Thirteen people were killed, and nearly 40 others injured when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior early Sunday.
“Distressed to learn about the loss of lives due to a mishap in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said in an X post.
Distressed to learn about the loss of lives due to a mishap in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi
An ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives and Rs 50,000 to each injured from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, he said.
President Droupadi Murmu also termed the loss of lives as saddening and expressed her deepest condolences to the bereaved families.
“The news of the loss of lives in the road accident that occurred in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, is saddening. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the swift recovery of those injured,” the President said in a post on X in Hindi.
ग्वालियर, मध्य प्रदेश में हुई सड़क दुर्घटना में लोगों की मृत्यु का समाचार दुखद है। मैं शोक संतप्त परिवारजनों के प्रति गहन संवेदना व्यक्त करती हूँ और घायल हुए लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करती हूँ।