Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said that her state was facing an "acute financial crisis" and was not in a position to give any monetary compensation to the families of those killed or injured in Thursday's tragedy and urged the central government to do so instead.
"In view of the acute financial crisis currently faced by the state, I am appealing to the central government to be generous in giving away decent compensation to the families of those who have lost their lives or were injured in the unfortunate stampede at the ashram run by spiritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj in Mangarh village of Pratapgarh district," Mayawati said in a press statement issued here Friday night.
"However, in case the union government expresses its inability to pay, then we will squeeze our resources to mobilise funds for the purpose," she added.
Seeking to justify her stand, the chief minister said: "The centre does provide the states with a Calamities Relief Fund (CRF), but that is meant to be utilised only towards natural disasters and not tragedies like this one."
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-funds-to-compensate-stampede-victims-Mayawati/articleshow/5650070.cms
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