After assuming office at Chandigarh on Friday, newCongress State President Navjot Singh Sidhu visited the injured Congressworkers, who were referred to DMC Ludhiana after the bus accident near Moga. Hewas accompanied by cabinet minister Trpt Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhjinder SinghRandhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, MLA Kulbir Singh Zira, Varindermeet SinghPahra, Inderbir Singh Bularia, and Davinder Singh Ghubaya. Ludhiana DeputyCommissioner Varinder Sharma a,d CP Rakesh Aggarwal were also present on theoccasion.
Sidhu took details of the treatment being given toinjured Rachpal Singh from the medical staff of the hospital. He also consolthe son of injured Rachpal Singh by hugging him and assuring him that hisfather would be alright shortly.
While announcing financial assistance of Rs 5 Lakh to thekin of Congress workers killed in today’s accident and Rs 50,000 to the injuredfor the treatment, new Congress President said workers are the backbone ofCongress party and the party would do every bit to stand by them at the time ofcrisis.
Later, team Sidhu visited the civil hospital in Moga,where over dozen injured Congress workers are undergoing medical treatmentafter the bus accident. Sidhu has passed on the necessary directions to the medicalstaff and wished all the injured a speedy recovery.
Notably, five persons were killed and over 15 wereseriously injured when a bus with Congress workers on board, collided head-onwith a passenger bus near Janer village in Moga. These Congress workers wereheading to Chandigarh to attend the installation ceremony of the new PPCC team,headed by Navjot Singh Sidhu. All the leaders and workers present in thecoronation function, stand for few minutes to pay their respect to the victimsand it was decided by Sidhu that he will personally visit the injured in thehospitals after the function. Meanwhile, Sidhu and other party leaders headingfor Zira where they will meet the families of the victims and share theirgrief with the aggrieved families. The entire Sidhu team was on the way to Ziratill the filing of this report.
(This story is contributed by Mr. Dinesh K Sharma)