Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his deputy son Sukhbir Badal, Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh, Aam Aadmi Party’s state convener Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi on Friday condoled the demise of 12 teachers and a driver in a tragic road accident.
Badal, in his condolence message, said that he was extremely pained to learn about this fatal road accident, which snatched the precious lives of 12 teachers from us.
Describing this tragedy as a “huge loss for the state”, Badal said that the teacher was the true guide and a philosopher besides an architect to shape the destiny of our future generation. He also expressed heartfelt sympathies with the family of the driver of ill-fated vehicle carrying these teachers to their destination.
Expressing profound grief and sorrow over this disastrous accident, the Chief Minister shared his deep condolences with the members of the bereaved families and prayed to the Almighty to give them courage to bear this irreparable loss and grant eternal peace to the departed souls.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister directed the district administration to extend all out support and cooperation to the distressed families in this hour of grief and provide the best treatment to the person injured in this accident.
Also expressing grief over the incident, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said that he and his government were with the bereaved families at this critical hour. He also advised all to use utmost caution while driving in the coming days when dense fog dominated during early and later hours of the day.
Also condoling, Capt Amarinder said that it was a sad moment and his heart went out to the bereaved families.
The Congress leader also asked the state government to change the school timings in order to ensure that “school teachers, students and other staff are not exposed to the risk of such accidents due to fog”.
Expressing grief over the heart wrenching mishap, AAP Punjab convener Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi said that the accident was a sad moment for the whole state and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families.
He requested the state government to implement the road safety measures effectively so that such accidents can be avoided.
He also appealed to the state government to change the timing of schools in view of the dense fog in the state.