MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan cancels Russia tour amid farmers crisis
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan cancels Russia tour amid farmers crisis
The Chief Ministerâs Visit Was Aimed At Branding And Marketing Madhya Pradesh In Russia Primarily To Attract Investments, Mishra Told PTI On Sunday. PTI | Updated on: 18 Jun 2017, 06:47:23 PM
Bhopal:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has decided to put off his six-day visit to Russia, starting on Sunday.
“Chouhan’s six-day visit to Russia from today stands cancelled,” said SK Mishra, principal secretary to the chief minister.
The chief minister’s visit was aimed at branding and marketing Madhya Pradesh in Russia primarily to attract investments, Mishra told PTI On Sunday.
Thirteen migrant labourers and a year-old-girl from Rajasthan who were sleeping by the roadside in Gujarat s Surat district were among 15 dead after a dumper truck ran over them on Tuesday, police said. Those killed include eight women and a migrant worker from Madhya Pradesh, police said. While 12 of them died on the spot, three died during treatment at a hospital, police added.
Except for the 19-year-old worker from Madhya Pradesh, all the other deceased were from villages in Banswara district in south Rajasthan, police said. The tragedy took place near Kosamba village, around 60 km from Surat, police said. The truck driver, who apparently lost control over the vehicle after hitting a sugarcane laden tractor, has been booked under sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act, police said.
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