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News India Live, Digital Desk: After the horrific cold storage accident in Phaphamau, Prayagraj, while on one hand the administration has taken strict steps, on the other hand Samajwadi Party (SP) Has also announced huge financial help for the victims. The party leadership has announced that SP will give compensation to the families of every laborer who lost his life in this accident. ₹2-2 lakh An honorarium of Rs. Along with this, financial assistance will also be provided to seriously injured laborers. It is noteworthy that this cold storage belongs to former SP MLA Ansar Ahmed, who is currently in police custody.
1. SP’s ‘ointment’ politics
Samajwadi Party, which came under attack from the opposition and local people after the accident, has announced this relief amount while expressing condolences to the victims. A party delegation will soon visit the villages of the victims (especially Saharsa in Bihar) and hospitals and meet the families and hand over checks of assistance amount to them. The party has made it clear that even if the owners are associated with their party, the value of the lives of workers is paramount.
2. This amount will be in addition to the government compensation
Let us tell you that yesterday Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also congratulated the families of the deceased. ₹2-2 lakh and the injured ₹50-50 thousand Had announced to give. This amount given by SP will be separate from the government compensation. Thus, the families of the deceased will receive a total immediate assistance of ₹4 lakh each.
3. “There is no politics on the accident, sympathy is necessary”
SP spokespersons say that the party has always stood for the interests of the poor and laborers. Since most of the deceased are migrant laborers from Bihar, the party has instructed its state units that there should be no delay in providing help to those families. However, a section of the opposition is seeing it as ‘damage control’ as fingers are being pointed directly at the former SP MLA for the dilapidated condition of the cold storage.
4. Latest update of rescue and relief
Death toll: So far, the death of 4 laborers has been confirmed in the accident.
Injured: More than 12 laborers are undergoing treatment at Swarup Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital, out of which the condition of 6 is said to be critical.
Demand for CBI investigation: Opposition parties and labor unions have demanded an impartial investigation into the matter to find out how the cold storage was operating against standards.