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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday distributed ex gratia to the kin of Odisha train accident victims.During the event held at the Kolkata Netaji Indoor Stadium, Ms. Banerjee accused the Union government of suppressing facts...
We want to know why and how this incident took place, she said.Since the triple train tragedy on June 2, the Trinamool Congress chairperson has targeted the Union government on issues like the absence of anti-collision devices, the figures of casualties varying and alsothe investigation by the CBI in the railway mishap...
The Chief Minister said that apart from themonetary compensation, the State government had also given appointment letters to the kin of the deceased as Special Home Guard under the West Bengal Police..
The Chief Minister said that the Stategovernment would give education to 50 boys and 50 girls from the families affected by the tragedy..
From this platform today, we have provided a compensation amount of 5,00,000 to the families of the 86 people who lost their livesMamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister.
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