At least 20 people were injured in West Bengal’s Midnapore after a makeshift tent collapsed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on Monday. The Prime Minister visited the injured in the hospital.
#WATCH PM Narendra Modi tears up while talking to one of the injured people in hospital. Several were injured after a portion of a tent collapsed during PM's rally in Midnapore earlier today. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/04AOX9CJri
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018
Straight after the rally in Paschim Medinipur, PM @narendramodi went to the local hospital and enquired about the condition of those who have been injured.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 16, 2018
PM Modi was earlier seen asking the supporters, who were crowding the tent, to be careful just before starting his address. PM Modi teared up while meeting one of the injured, reported ANI. BJP’s Amit Malviya also tweeted that one of the injured woman asked for the prime minister’s autograph and PM Modi obliged.
Look at the adulation for PM Modi. The lady meets first in the hospital asks PM for an autograph while hardly being able to speak. Needless to say, PM happily obliged. #BengalWithModi pic.twitter.com/0bAioLfXhp
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 16, 2018
The injured have been admitted to the hospital, an official said, adding that the number could rise. After addressing the rally, the PM went to the hospital to visit the injured.
(With inputs from PTI)
