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Will raise Deesa blast issue in LS: State’s lone Congress MP

She also lashed out at the BJP-ruled government in Gujarat in her letter, which she posted on X on Wednesday.

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Geniben Thakor, the lone Congress MP from Gujarat

Geniben Thakor, the lone Congress MP from Gujarat, on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking permission to raise in the House the issue of the blast at a firecracker warehouse in Banaskantha’s Deesa which killed 21 people on Tuesday.

She also lashed out at the BJP-ruled government in Gujarat in her letter, which she posted on X on Wednesday.

“Workers died tragically in a fire at a firecracker warehouse in Deesa, Banaskantha. This is not the first incident. Tragedies like Surat’s Takshashila (22 deaths), Morbi bridge accident (135 deaths), Rajkot game zone (27 deaths) have happened in Gujarat but the BJP government has indulged in corruption… If serious steps had been taken, these accidents could have been prevented,” the post read.

“I demand that the government constitute a high-level committee to investigate this incident and strict actions should be taken against all those responsible so that such incidents are not repeated in the future,” she further said.

On Tuesday morning, 21 workers, including seven children — the youngest being three years old — were killed, and six were injured, after the blast at the firecracker warehouse on the outskirts of Deesa town.

“If allowed, I will raise the issue in the Parliament and also meet the families of the deceased and injured and offer all the help possible,” Thakor added.

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