Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the death of seven Telugu Desam Party workers in the stampede at TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu’s public meeting. PM Modi has announced Rs. 2 Lakhs to ex-gratia and Rs 50 thousand to each injured. “Pained by the mishap at a public meeting in Nellore, AP. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lahks from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and the injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” Prime Minister’s Office tweeted. Earlier on Wednesday, a scuffle broke out between party workers in Kandukuru of Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore in which seven people lost their lives.
