Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday morning visited a private hospital where 14 of those injured in the Durga Puja pandal stampede in north Kolkata were undergoing treatment, a senior official said.
HM Shah, who was accompanied by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, spoke to the doctors and reviewed the treatment of the injured, he said.
The Home Minister also interacted with three patients undergoing treatment at the facility, the state government official said.
कोलकाता के चोरबागान सार्वजनिक दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल में हुए हादसे में घायल श्रद्धालुओं से अस्पताल जाकर मिला और उनका कुशलक्षेम जाना।
इस कठिन घड़ी में पश्चिम बंगाल सरकार हर घायल और पीड़ित परिवार के साथ मजबूती से खड़ी है। माँ दुर्गा सभी घायलों को शीघ्र स्वस्थ करें, यही प्रार्थना है।… pic.twitter.com/SCAPSUy64j
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At least 19 people died, and 25 were injured in the stampede at Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal, following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening.
HM Shah, who is on a two-day visit to the state, has cancelled his scheduled visits to Durga Puja pandals in the wake of the tragedy.
The Home Minister left for New Delhi after meeting the patients and doctors, officials said.
(PTI)
