BRS MLAs demand release of pending ex-gratia for Sigachi blast victims

BRS MLAs in Sangareddy have questioned the delay in releasing the remaining ex-gratia promised to the kin of the Sigachi blast victims. They submitted a representation to district officials, demanding immediate payment of the full amount announced by the State and Centre.

Sangareddy: BRS MLAs here have questioned the government’s inability to get the Rs.1 crore sanctioned to the kin of the Sigachi blast victims. Sangareddy MLA Chintha Prabhakar, Zaheerabad MLA K Manik Rao and other BRS leaders presented a representation to Collector P Pravinya and Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj, seeking immediate release of the remaining ex-gratia on Monday.

In their complaint, the BRS MLAs said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had promised Rs.1 crore as ex-gratia to the kin of the blast victims. However, the management had given just Rs.25 lakh each even five months after the incident. While the State government provided Rs.1 lakh so far, the kin could not get the Rs.2 lakh ex-gratia announced by the Centre, Chintha Prabhakar said.

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Accusing the State government and officials of negligence, Prabhakar demanded that the government ensure the release of the remaining ex-gratia immediately.

Manik Rao said the BRS would fight for justice until the government ensured the release of the entire ex-gratia amount.