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BJP MP writes to Jharkhand CM to book Hazaribagh steel plant owners for blast 

SUBHASH MISHRA   Advertisement Ranchi, Aug 12: BJP MP Deepak Prakash has demanded stern action against guilty persons of Hazaribagh’s Barhi-based Pawanputra…

BJP MP writes to Jharkhand CM to book Hazaribagh steel plant owners for blast 

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Ranchi, Aug 12: BJP MP Deepak Prakash has demanded stern action against guilty persons of Hazaribagh’s Barhi-based Pawanputra Steel Plant blast incident in which six labourers died and several injured.

BJP Rajya Sabha whip Deepak Prakash today (Monday) shot off a letter to Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanding immediate action against Steel Plant owners Bhupendra Agrawal and Sneh Jain under different criminal Sections of BNS.

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Besides this, the Rajya Sabha MP  has also asked the chief minister for immediate action against the factory inspector of Hazaribagh and other concerned officials for overlooking safety guidelines in the factory. “Had the factory Inspector and other responsible officers followed safety guidelines, such an incident would not have occurred,” he said.

On July 6, a major blast took place in Barhi-based Pawanputrea Steel Plant in which several workers were seriously burnt. Two of them died the same day, while others later on during treatment in the hospital.

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“The incident comes under the heinous crime category. So, I demand stern action against responsible persons, proper treatment facility for injured persons and payment of compensation,” said Deepak Prakash in his letter to the chief minister.

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