Jammu, Apr 20: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah have expressed deep grief over loss of lives in bus accident in Udhampur and extended their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.
The Prime Minister also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia relief for the deceased’s kin and Rs 50000 for the injured.
President of India Droupadi Murmu, in the condolence message posted on her official ‘X’ handle in Hindi, stated that she was deeply saddened to know about the deaths of many people in an unfortunate bus accident in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the mishap. I pray for speedy recovery of those injured in the accident,” President Murmu stated, offering her condolences.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, in his condolence message on his personal ‘X’ handle, wrote, “Deeply saddened to learn about the tragic bus accident in Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
The Prime Minister, while expressing deep grief over the loss of lives due to a bus accident in Udhampur, extended his heartfelt condolences to those who lost their near and dear ones and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
PM Modi announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the Next of Kin (NoK) of each of those who lost their lives in the tragic mishap. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.
The Prime Minister’s Office posted on ‘X’, “Pained to hear about the loss of lives due to a bus accident in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. I extend my heartfelt condolences to those who have lost their near and dear ones. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the tragic mishap. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah too shared his deep grief over the loss of many lives in the accident, which he described as extremely tragic.
In his message, posted by the Home Minister’s Office on ‘X’, he said, “The road accident that occurred in Udhampur of Jammu and Kashmir is extremely tragic. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this accident. Local administration is fully engaged in the relief and rescue operations with promptness. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured.”
