Visakhapatnam, June 11 -- Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore along with a job for the kin of the deceased in the Steel Plant mishap.

The incident took place after a large quantity of molten steel reportedly leaked from the SMS-2 and STC-3 heat facility of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, resulting in the deaths of eight workers and injuries to several others.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Reddy said, "I demanded an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore over and above what is due, along with a job for the kin of the deceased in the Steel Plant mishap."

He added that the YSRCP government had also written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing privatisation and suggesting...