Telangana State Cabinet announced an ex-gratia of 5 lakh rupees to each to the families of Umrah pilgrims from the state, who died in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia. The State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held in Hyderabad on Monday has taken the decision.
President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief over the loss of lives of Indian nationals in a tragic bus accident in Medinah of Saudi Arabia. In a social media post, the President extended her condolences to the bereaved families and also wished for speedy recovery of the injured.
The grief-stricken families thronged the Haj House in Nampally in Hyderabad to know more details about their dear ones. They are shattered and trying to join the pieces of information from the Government authorities about the road accident in which at least 42 Umrah pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia and most of them hailed from Hyderabad. As many as 18 members of the same family, including several children, who were on the Umrah pilgrimage were killed in the accident. Relatives informed that Shaik Naseeruddin and his wife, Akhter Begum, residents of Ramnagar in Musheerabad, had left Hyderabad along with their close relatives to discharge their religious duties. The unconsolable relatives recalled that the family had been looking forward to the pilgrimage for weeks and had spoken about it with quiet excitement. A similar tragedy occurred to another family. Sabiha Begum and her four other family members were also among the victims. Now the Telangana State Government is making arrangements for sending two members of each of the victims to Saudi Arabia for performing the last rites of the mortal remains of the deceased. The state Cabinet also decided to deploy a government team led by state Minority Welfare Minister Mohd Azharuddin to Saudi Arabia. One of the AIMIM MLAs and a senior official from the Minority Welfare Department will also be part of the team. Lakshmi Akashvani News, Hyderabad.
