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Kuwait fire tragedy: The building housed low-paid, blue-collar workers, mostly from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and northern Indian states...
Kuwait's deputy prime minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah, who is also the minister of interior, said the fire mishap was a result of the greed of the company and building owners..
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, told reporters that he would leave for Kuwait soon after the meeting.The spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs earlier said that Kirti Vardhan Singh, on the directions of the prime minister, was urgently travelling to Kuwait to oversee the relief operations and coordinate with local authorities for early repatriation of mortal remains of those who have died in the incident.The.
He said the Embassy was in constant touch with relevant Kuwaiti law enforcement, fire service and health authorities for necessary action and emergency medical health care.According to the Indian Embassy in Kuwait, Ambassador Swaika visited Al-Adan Hospital, Farwaniya Hospital, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, and Jahra Hospital where more than 50 Indian nationals were admitted.An expatriate organisation president, who was at the site of the fire, said that at least 11 deceased were from Kerala.Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to give necessary directions to the Indian Embassy to coordinate relief and rescue operation by getting in touch with the government of Kuwait.Concerns have been raised over the violations where large numbers of workers are crammed into one residential building..
Kuwait's deputy PM has ordered police to arrest the owner of the building, the building's janitor, as well as the owner of the company responsible for the workers, the Kuwait Times reported."What happened today is a result of the greed of the company and building owners," the deputy PM said, adding that he gave orders to Kuwait Municipality and the Public Authority for Manpower to launch immediate action to address similar violations.Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, expressed grief over the incident and urged the government to provide all possible assistance to the victims and their families.. . Story Saved..
