Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses pain over the loss of lives of Amarnath Yatris in a bus accident; announces ex-gratia relief for the victims of the accident
Posted On:
16 JUL 2017 7:43PM by PIB Bhubaneshwar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has expressed pain over the loss of lives of Amarnath Yatris due to a bus accident in Jammu & Kashmir.
“Extremely pained by the loss of lives of Amarnath Yatris due to a bus accident in J&K. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased.
I pray that those injured in the bus accident in J&K recover soon.”, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister announced an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs for next of kin of those killed and Rs. 50,000 for those seriously injured, in the bus accident.
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(Release ID: 1495843)
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