Rahul Gandhi visits NTPC plant, demands investigation in boiler explosion
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Published: Nov 02, 2017, 04:21 IST | Updated: Nov 02, 2017, 04:21 IST
Rahul at NTPC
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He further hoped for better compensation and a government job for kins of the deceased
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited the NTPC plant in Rae Bareli today after aboiler had exploded in the plant yesterday killing 26 people and leaving several injured.
Rahulmet Union power minister RK Singh at the spot.
The Congress vice-president expressed his condolences over the deaths and tweeted that he was very upset on seeing the plight of the victims.
He hoped for better compensation and a government job for kins of the deceased.
Rahul claimed the explosion occurred due to "irresponsibility", he also demanded an investigation into the matter.
He also said the people responsible for this should be strictly punished.
Rae Bareli has been a Congress constituency for a very long time.
(With inputs from ANI)