West Bengal: 20 injured as tent collapses during PM’s Rally

At least 20 people injured, when a tent collapsed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore district on Monday.

According to officials, the tent was placed next to the main entrance of the venue  to shelter people from rain.

Many BJP supporters were seen crowding inside the tent, the situation became so chaotic that the structure started collapsing, seeing the situation PM Modi stopped his speech and told people to move to the safer area, he was telling everyone to be careful and requesting people to get down those who were climbing up.

The injured were immediately taken to the hospital with the help of BJP unit as well as Modi’s personal staff. PM Modi later visited the injured in hospital.