New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and different political leaders on Wednesday expressed their condolences concerning the bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda that has left at the very least 36 folks lifeless.
In a submit in Hindi on platform X, Murma mentioned, “I’m deeply saddened by the information of the unlucky dying of a number of passengers in a bus accident in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. I categorical my condolences to the bereaved members of the family and pray for the speedy restoration of these injured.”
जम्मू-कश्मीर के डोडा जिले में एक बस दुर्घटना में अनेक यात्रियों की दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण मृत्यु के समाचार से मुझे बहुत दुख पहुंचा है। मैं शोक-संतप्त परिवारजनों के प्रति संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करती हूं और घायल हुए लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करती हूं।
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A minimum of 36 folks had been killed and 19 injured after a bus fell right into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. The bus carrying passengers skidded off the street and rolled down right into a 300-foot-deep gorge in Doda district on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the bus accident was distressing.
“My condolences to the households who’ve misplaced their close to and pricey ones. I pray that the injured get better on the earliest,” Modi mentioned on X.
The bus accident in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir is distressing. My condolences to the households who’ve misplaced their close to and pricey ones. I pray that the injured get better on the earliest.
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF could be given to the following of kin of every deceased. Rs.…
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He introduced that an ex gratia quantity of Rs 2 lakh every could be given to the following of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 every to the injured from the Prime Minister’s Nationwide Reduction Fund (PMNRF).
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged authorities to hurry up the aid and rescue work.
“Pained and anguished to listen to concerning the horrible bus tragedy in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir which has resulted in lack of many treasured lives. We urge the authorities to expedite the rescue and aid work,” he mentioned in a submit on X.
Pained and anguished to listen to concerning the horrible bus tragedy in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir which has resulted in lack of many treasured lives.
We urge the authorities to expedite the rescue and aid work.
Congress staff should prolong all attainable assist.
On this hour of grief,…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) November 15, 2023
“On this hour of grief, our deepest condolences to the households of the victims. Might they get the energy to beat their losses,” he mentioned.
Officers mentioned the bus bearing registration quantity JK02CN-6555 was reportedly carrying round 40 passengers. They mentioned it skidded off the street close to Trungal-Assar on the Batote-Kishtwar nationwide freeway and fell 300 ft downhill.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and three former chief ministers of the erstwhile state expressed condolences over the lack of lives.
“Extraordinarily pained by the lack of lives in a tragic bus accident in Assar, Doda. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved households & wishing for a speedy restoration of these injured within the accident. Directed Div Com & Dist Admin to supply all obligatory help to affected individuals,” Sinha posted on X.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti additionally expressed grief over the lack of lives. “Deeply shocked & saddened concerning the tragic street accident at Assar in Doda. Deepest condolences to the households of these feared lifeless & hope the administration expedites rescue operations,” she posted on X.