Eight MGNREGA workers killed as speeding car ploughs into roadside group in Punjab's Sangrur

Chandigarh, Oct 18 (UNI) At least eight MGNREGA workers were reportedly killed and several others seriously injured on Sunday when a speeding car ploughed into a group of labourers taking a water break along the Lehragaga-Jakhal road in Punjab's Sangrur district, triggering outrage over alleged delays in emergency response and accusations that the driver was allowed to escape. The accident occurred between 3 pm and 4 pm when around 23 men and women employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) were engaged in road-related work. According to eyewitnesses, the workers had stopped for water and were…