CM announces probe, raft of steps for pandal safety; Oppn hits at govt
Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a raft of measures on Sunday to ensure safety of devotees at Durga Puja pandals across the state even as opposition parties targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the death of 19 people in the Saturday's stampede at the Chor Bagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata.
Vowing action against all those responsible for the incidents, Adhikari announced that a special investigation team would soon be constituted to investigate the incident, adding that seven people have been arrested. "An SIT is also being formed, which will operate under the leadership of a sitting judge. The Chief Secretary will write to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High ...
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