PTI, Midnapore :
A makeshift tent collapsed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore. The canopy collapsed while the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering.
At least 67 people, including 13 women, were injured in the accident. They were rushed to hospital on motorcycles and even by the ambulance that follows the Prime Minister’s convoy.
Officials said the tent was erected next to the main entrance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally venue to shelter people from the rain.
Many enthusiastic BJP supporters were seen crowding inside the tent during PM Modi’s rally.
The Prime Minister could be heard asking the crowd to be careful, officials said.
According to officials, the Prime Minister saw the tent collapsing while he was in the middle of his speech.
During his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard urging the crowd: “Those who have climbed up, please get down, all of you….please climb down. Those standing up there, please get down. Don’t run.”
A makeshift tent collapsed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore. The canopy collapsed while the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering.
At least 67 people, including 13 women, were injured in the accident. They were rushed to hospital on motorcycles and even by the ambulance that follows the Prime Minister’s convoy.
Officials said the tent was erected next to the main entrance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally venue to shelter people from the rain.
Many enthusiastic BJP supporters were seen crowding inside the tent during PM Modi’s rally.
The Prime Minister could be heard asking the crowd to be careful, officials said.
According to officials, the Prime Minister saw the tent collapsing while he was in the middle of his speech.
During his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard urging the crowd: “Those who have climbed up, please get down, all of you….please climb down. Those standing up there, please get down. Don’t run.”
