MP Pappu Yadav demands Rs 10 Lakh compensation for each flood & boat tragedy

Patna, Oct 14 (UNI) Purnia MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Wednesday met Bihar Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) and submitted a memorandum seeking compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of each person killed in floods and boat accidents, besides a high-level inquiry into boat safety, embankment breaches and alleged irregularities in bridge construction. Yadav expressed concern over the loss of lives in boat accidents and floods in several parts of the state and alleged that many affected families had not received adequate compensation. Referring to reports of casualties in Bhagalpur, Saran and Bettiah, he…