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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to dispatch a peculiar squad to Saudi Arabia to expedite coordination efforts pursuing the tragic roadworthy mishap that claimed the lives of 45 Indian pilgrims performing Umrah successful Mecca connected Monday.
This was stated by Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy who expressed heavy grief implicit the incident, noting that astir of the deceased hailed from Telangana, with galore belonging to his Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency. In a property statement, Mr. Reddy said 1 subsister is receiving aesculapian treatment, with a squad of Saudi aesculapian experts providing indispensable care. The Saudi authorities person begun identifying the bodies and issuing decease certificates, and a high-level enquiry into the mishap has been initiated.
Mr. Reddy said helium spoke to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who confirmed the Prime Minister’s instructions to nonstop a peculiar team. He besides spoke to Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, who reported that 45 of the 46 pilgrims died erstwhile their bus, travelling from Mecca to Madinah, collided with an lipid tanker.
The Ministry of External Affairs is successful continuous interaction with each stakeholders and is moving intimately with Saudi authorities and the Telangana authorities to guarantee the speedy recognition of bodies and facilitate past rites. In a abstracted statement, Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman expressed daze implicit the calamity and offered condolences to the bereaved families. He assured that the Centre is providing each indispensable assistance.
