Bombay:
The Shiv Sena (UBT) sought a high-level inquiry on Monday into the deaths of 14 persons at the Maharashtra Bhushan awards ceremony in Navi Mumbai’s Kharghar.
The individuals died of heatstroke and dehydration, but the Eknath Shinde-led government tried to hide the numbers, a delegation from the Uddhav Thackeray-led group told Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais.
The delegation, led by opposition leader in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve, also asked the governor to ensure that murder cases are registered against those responsible for the tragedy.
“This is a man-made tragedy and the image of the state has been tarnished by it,” the delegation said in a memorandum presented to Governor Bais.
The Shinde government is fully responsible for the tragedy that took place as authorities failed to ensure proper arrangements at the event, she said.
According to the Maharashtra government, on April 16, 14 people died due to heat stroke after lying in the sun for hours at the awards ceremony for renowned social activist Appasaheb Dharmadhikari in Kharghar.
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