Kolotta: 24 people were injured during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore on Monday. The mishap took place after a canopy of a shamiana collapsed due to overcrowding in the ground.
PM Modi, hwo fisrt noticed the accident, alert the SPG and reuqetsed people not to run to avoid stampede-like situation. As soon as the rally concluded, the PM visited the injured in the hospital and enquired about the condition of those who were hurt after a portion of a tent collapsed on them.
In the middle of his speech, Prime Minister Modi saw the portion of the tent collapsing and instantly instructed the Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel standing behind him to attend to any injured.
Not only the local party unit, even Prime Minister Modi?s personal staff ranging from his doctor to SPG personnel instantly rushed to help the people.
‘Straight after the rally in Paschim Medinipur, PM Narendra Modi went to the local hospital and enquired about the condition of those who have been injured,’ read a tweet from the Prime Minister’s Office.
In a video, Prime Minister Modi can be seen interacting with a woman, who was among those injured in the incident. ‘You are very brave. You will soon get well. Stay brave,’ PM Modi said to the woman.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter and said that the state government was doing everything to help the victims.
‘We pray for the speedy recovery of all those injured at the Midnapore rally today. The government is giving all help for medical treatment,’ she said in a tweet.
During his visit to the hospital, one of the injured women asked the Prime Minister for an autograph and he obliged. The prime focus of the rally was the Centre’s recent decision to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Kharif crops.