Agartala, July 11: Tripura parliamentary affairs and power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Monday informed that the state government has ordered a magisterial probe into the June 28 chariot tragedy in which eight people, including three children, were charred to death and 32 injured.

While participating in a discussion in the Assembly on the chariot disaster issue, Nath said that the state government has ordered the magisterial probe to identify the loopholes and negligence on the part of both the administrations and the organisers.

Moving an adjournment motion, the issue was raised in the house by CPI(M) MLA Dipankar Sen and requested Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen to discuss the important matter suspending the other business of the house.

Eyewitnesses had said that hundreds of devotees were pulling the rope of the chariot taken out by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), which came in contact with the 11,000-volt high-tension wire, as proper precautionary measures were not taken.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condoled the deaths and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased.

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