Following the death of 11 people due to heatstroke during the award ceremony in Navi Mumbai’s Khargar, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray questioned the event’s management.
According to the report in NDTV, Thackeray said the event during which 11 people lost their lives due to heatstroke wasn’t properly managed.
"We have met the people who are undergoing treatment. I interacted with four to five patients. Two of them were in critical condition. The event was not planned properly. Who will investigate this incident?" said Thackeray after meeting the patients who suffered from heatstroke in the event.
Thackeray, his son Aditya Thackeray and NCP leader Ajit Pawar visited the MGM Kamothe Hospital to take stock of the situation after eleven patients died due to heatstroke in Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony Khargar.
Earlier, the state’s CM Eknath Shinde declared Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the family members of the dead.
Shinde also announced that the state government will bear the entire medical expenses for all those undergoing treatment.
"During the Dr Appasaheb Dharmadhikari Maharashtra Bhushan awarding ceremony held at Kharghar today, some Shri members had to be shifted to the hospital due to heatstroke, unfortunately, 11 of them died while undergoing treatment, this is a very unexpected and painful incident and pay tribute to the deceased Shri members. We share in the grief of their families. As soon as I got the information about this incident, I immediately rushed to the MGM Hospital in Kamothe and spoke to the doctors as well as members who are undergoing treatment. The administration has instructed that the families of the members who died in this unfortunate incident will be given five lakh rupees each and the entire medical expenses of the members undergoing treatment will be borne by the government," the report quoted Maharashtra CM Shinde as having said.
Some people who suffered from heatstroke in the ceremony were also taken to Tata Hospital in Kharghar, the report said.
