Police book BJP leaders after canopy collapse at Modi rally
Kolkata, July 17: A day after a canopy collapsed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore town, injuring nearly 90 people, police on Tuesday booked the rally organisers, the state BJP, for attempted culpable homicide, police said.
"A case has been filed against the organisers of the Prime Minister's event under Section 308 of IPC for attempting to commit culpable homicide. They have also been booked for causing hurt by acts endangering life or personal safety of others," an officer said.
Along with the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the contractor and decorator who built the canopy for Modi's event, has also been booked under the same sections.
A section of the makeshift canopy collapsed minutes after Modi started his address at the Midnapore College ground on Monday afternoon. Ninety people - 24 of them women - were taken to hospital after the accident.
Modi stopped speaking for a few minutes when the structure collapsed to urge the audience to move to a safer area. He also instructed officials to make arrangements for the treatment of the injured.
After the rally, Modi visited the injured in the hospital.
The state forensic team visited the rally ground on Tuesday and pointed out many reasons that might have caused the structure to cave in.
"First, the soft condition of the ground due to rains, the second shallow digging of the iron poles (3-4 inches), the fixing plate had four joints out of which only one was fastened with a nut bolt," said Chitrakhsya Sarkar of state Forensic Science Laboratory.
The state BJP leadership cited rains and overcrowding for the mishap but blamed the police for not taking necessary security measures or controlling the crowd.
"Police did not hold a single meeting with the organisers. The local administration simply overlooked the security aspect of the Prime Minister's meeting. Now they cannot shrug off their responsibility," Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said.
"It might be due to rains or the pressure of crowd. But the police should have checked the security aspects more diligently," he added.
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M’luru: Hidayah foundation women’s wing to host one-day ‘Fusion Fair’ to raise funds for charity
Mangaluru: Women's wing of the Hidayah Foundation is set to host a one-day grand fair under the title ‘Fusion Fair’ at the Town Hall (Mini Hall) in the city on Tuesday, October 8 from 10 am to 6 pm.
The fair will feature food, clothing, mehandi and accessories stalls, and will be exclusive to women.
The fair is a part of the foundation’s fundraising event for charity.
About Hidayah Foundation:
Hidayah Foundation is a charitable Non-Profit trust-based Organization that was established in the year 2007 in Coastal Karnataka with the objective of preventing and alleviating human suffering. Its key focus is to identify & address the challenges faced by the weaker sections of the community such as orphans and abandoned families. Hidayah Foundation set its vision as “Empowerment of Women and Development of Children” thereby empowering the downtrodden and transforming the receiving masses into contributing Quality Human Resources. It is our belief that we must make the world a better place for the next generation by promoting humanity.
