Rajgarh accident: "We request Rajasthan, MP govts to provide compensation to families," says Congress' Digvijaya Singh
Jun 03, 2024
Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 3 : Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday expressed grief over the accident near the Rajasthan-Rajgarh border late on Sunday night which left 13 people dead and 15 injured.
Singh also requested the Rajasthan and the Madhya Pradesh governments that compensation should be given to the families affected in the accident.
On Monday, the Congress leader reached Rajgarh and met with the injured people undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
"We are saddened that such an incident has happened in Rajgarh. 13 people lost their lives in the accident. We request the Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh government that compensation should be given to the families and the injured should be given proper treatment," Singh told ANI.
According to the police, 13 people were killed and 15 were injured after a tractor overturned near the Rajasthan-Rajgarh border late at night on Sunday. The people who were on board the tractor were coming to Rajasthan to attend a wedding.
Earlier, Rajgarh Collector Harsh Dikshit told ANI, "Some people from Rajasthan were coming to the state to attend a wedding, in a tractor. Near the Rajasthan-Rajgarh border, the tractor was overturned in which 13 people died and 15 were injured. Two people were in serious condition and have been admitted to the hospital and we have referred them to Bhopal. The injured are being given proper treatment as per the instructions of the government."
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that his Cabinet minister Narayan Singh Panwar reached the spot along with the Rajgarh Collector and the Superintendent of Police.
"The news of the untimely death of 13 people from the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan due to the overturning of a tractor-trolley on Piplodi Road in Rajgarh district is extremely sad. Cabinet colleague Narayan Singh Panwar along with the Collector and SP Rajgarh are present on the spot. We are in touch with the Rajasthan government and Rajasthan police have also reached the spot," the Chief Minister said in a post on 'X'.
"The treatment of the injured is going on in the District Hospital, Rajgarh and some seriously injured patients have been referred to Bhopal...My deepest condolences are with the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," he added.
