PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Patel in Gujarat, cancels key event after tragedy

Morbi bridge collapse: The rescue ops continued overnight at the bridge.

Shivani
Published on: 31 Oct 2022 3:59 AM GMT
PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Patel in Gujarat, cancels key event after tragedy
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered tributes to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in Gujarat, his home state, on his birth anniversary at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia. As he observed the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, PM Modi has canceled a key event with party workers, which was meant to be held later in the day, in the wake of the Morbi tragedy.

On Sunday evening, a suspension bridge collapsed in the district. At least 130 deaths have been reported so far. The overcrowded bridge - which had reopened just last week - came crashing down within moments. Visuals showed people falling in the river below.

PM Modi had arrived in his home state earlier in the day for the laying of the foundation stone of the Tata-Airbus aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara.

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