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Siddaramaiah demands Rs 5L ex gratia for Covid victims' families

Last Updated 14 June 2021, 21:56 IST

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to provide Rs 5 lakh as compensation to families that are bereaved due to Covid-19.

Siddaramaiah was reacting to Yediyurappa announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to BPL families whose breadwinners succumbed to Covid-19.

“I urge the CM to consider this as a national disaster and announce compensation of Rs 5,00,000 as per disaster relief norms,” the Congress leader said in a tweet.

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(Published 14 June 2021, 16:38 IST)

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