Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi, & Other Top Leaders Express Grief Over 17 Deaths
PM Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Amit Shah and other leaders expressed grief over the deaths of 17 people in the Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede. Modi announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for each deceased person's family and ₹50,000 for the injured. Shah postponed his West Bengal programmes to visit the injured.