Tirupati:
Following the tragic stampede on the Tirupati Balaji Temple, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday introduced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for the households of the deceased, together with offering contract jobs. The injured will even be granted particular darshan on the temple on Friday.
The announcement got here after CM Naidu visited the location of the stampede, which passed off on January 8 and resulted within the lack of six lives, with practically 40 individuals sustaining accidents.
“Rs 25 Lakhs ex-gratia and contract job shall be supplied to the households of the deceased. 35 injured victims shall be supplied darshan tomorrow,” mentioned CM.
Talking concerning the incident, Mr Naidu assured {that a} judicial inquiry can be ordered to conduct a radical investigation and supply an in depth report.
“Judicial inquiry shall be ordered into the incident to submit an in depth report. Two officers – Goshala director Arunadh Reddy and one police personnel have been suspended. SP, AEO Gautami and yet another particular person are being transferred,” he added.
Mr Naidu additional acknowledged that the safety preparations for crowd administration had “failed”.
“I am not blaming anybody. I have been in politics for the final 45 years. Safety was deployed however extra precautions ought to have been taken. The officers who had been deployed failed. If they’d launched them half an hour or one hour prior, this would not have occurred. Higher coordination is required,” mentioned the Chief Minister
In the meantime, YSRCP chief and former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited Tirupati to fulfill with the victims and provide assist.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin additionally expressed his condolences and introduced monetary help of Rs 2 lakh to the households of the victims who died within the stampede.
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