Rs 2 lakh to kin of Bharatpur victims: PM
11 May 2017 6:15 AM GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those killed in a wall collapse in a marriage hall in Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
Expressing his condolences, Modi said: "I am pained beyond words... My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I hope the injured recover soon."
He also announced Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured in the incident.
At least 22 persons were killed and 30 injured when the wall of a marriage hall collapsed in Bharatpur district late on Wednesday.
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