BRS demands 50 lakh compensation to chemical factory blast victims

Harish Rao visited MNR Medical College Hospital on Thursday where 12 of the 30 injured were undergoing treatment.

Sangareddy: Former Minister T Harish Rao has demanded the State Government file criminal cases against SB Organics Limited for operating an expired reactor.

Rao has also demanded Rs 50 lakh ex gratia for the kin of the deceased who died in the reactor blast on Wednesday that claimed six lives so far. The Former Minister has also demanded a government job for a family member of the deceased and Rs 25 lakhs for the injured persons as relief.

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He called on the injured people being treated at MNR Medical College Hospital on Thursday. Later he visited the SB Organics where he interacted with the family members of both the deceased and the injured.

Speaking to news reporters, he said the employees were saying that the management had operated an expired reactor which caused the accident.

Accusing the government and management of the company of not taking care of the deceased and injured family members, Rao has demanded the government to provide free treatment in corporate hospitals to all the injured besides arranging ambulances to the dead bodies to help the kin to take the bodies to their native places.

He has said that the Police have lathi-charged the victim’s family members to disperse them instead of supporting them. He has said that the Bharat Rastra Samithi (BRS) will present Rs 50,000 to each of the deceased’s family besides extending all the support to ensure the bodies shifted safely.

He has also spoken to Collector Valluru Kranthi over the phone and sought the support of the district administration to the victim’s family members. Rao has criticised the district administration, pollice and management of SB Organics for acting negligently in providing relief.

Alleging that the Inspector of Factories was not carrying out regular inspections, he has demanded that the government order an inquiry into the repeated accidents in industrial areas in the Sangareddy district.

Zilla Parishad Chairperson P Manju Sri, MLAs V Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, Chintha Prabhakar, Medak Lok Sabha candidate P Venkatrami Reddy and others were present.