The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has announced to extend financial support of Rs 24 lakh each to the kin of eight people killed in a stampede during a road show of its leader N Chandrababu Naidu at Kandukuru in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district on Wednesday night.
The TDP announced on Thursday that the party leadership is paying Rs 15 lakh each to the kin of the deceased families, while the local leaders and leaders from other parts of the state are contributing Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1 lakh, and Rs 50,000 each.
The former chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu, has already announced that the party will stand by the families of those who died in Wednesday's incident. Naidu also said that the children of those who died in the incident will be educated in NTR Trust educational institutions.
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Eight people, including two women, died and eight others were injured in a stampede that occurred during a TDP event in Kandukuru on Wednesday evening.
Meanwhile, Naidu consoled the families of the deceased on Thursday. He assured the family members that the party would stand by them. He handed over ex gratia cheques on behalf of the party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased person. He also announced Rs. 50,000 for each of the injured.
Hours later, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.