Hyderabad, June 27 : Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Spokesperson Rudraraju Padmaraju on Friday demanded that the Centre grant an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of those killed in the GAIL pipeline blast mishap.
Speaking to media persons at Indira Bhavan here, Padmaraju demanded that a high-level probe must be conducted into the incident and stern action should be taken against those responsible for the tragedy. He said besides payment of Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia, the government should also provide one job in the Gas Authority of India Limited to the family members of victims. He expressed deep sympathy over the incident and said steps should be taken to prevent such mishaps in future. INN
