While the state government offered a relief of Rs 2 lakh each, Naidu announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the deceased.
Amaravati: Despite party chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s “deep sorrow and anguish” over the tragedy, the Telugu Desam Party blamed the Andhra Pradesh government for the stampede event that occurred in Guntur city on Sunday night and resulted in three women’s deaths and seven other injuries.
While the state government offered a relief of Rs 2 lakh each, Naidu announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the deceased. TDP leader K Ravindra promised to provide the family of the deceased an additional Rs 2 lakh apiece and the injured individuals an additional Rs 1 lakh each.
Mannava Mohana Krishna, another TDP leader, pledged further aid of Rs. 3 lakh for each victim’s relatives.
In a rush at some of the kiosks in a public space in Guntur, a non-governmental organisation gave out “Sankranti Kanuka” (gifts) to underprivileged families, leaving three ladies dead.
The incident occurred shortly after the TDP president departed the ceremony, which he attended.
The sad occurrence was attributed to the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration’s failure to provide proper protection, according to TDP state president K Atchannaidu.
Is it not the police’s duty to make sure there is enough security and appropriate crowd management where a former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition is present? It appears that the Jagan administration is endangering people’s lives in order to play the victim card, said Atchannaidu in a statement.
He claimed that following the terrible tragedy, the YSR Congress ran a disgusting social media campaign and certain ministers’ response raised questions about the ruling dispensation’s wicked intentions.
In a separate statement, Naidu expressed his outrage at the stampede and deaths of the underprivileged.
“It is quite regrettable. I went to the event to support a nonprofit group that works to aid the underprivileged. The fact that it ended tragically pains me greatly, said the former chief minister.
