Guwahati, Nov. 15 -- Senior Congress leader and former Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a special development and conservation package for the Kaziranga region and order an independent safety audit of National Highway 715, following the November 13 accident at Rangajan that claimed 26 lives and left several others critically injured.

In a seven-page representation to the Prime Minister, Saikia sought a Special Kaziranga Conservation, Road Safety, Healthcare and Livelihood Development Package, arguing that financial compensation alone cannot address the systemic failures exposed by the tragedy.

While acknowledging the Centre's immediate a...