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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
G.V.R. Subba Rao

CPI demands ₹25 lakh ex gratia for kin of ‘hooch victims’ in Andhra Pradesh

The Communist Party of India (CPI) has demanded payment of an ex gratia of ₹25 lakh to the next of kin of each of those who died allegedly after consumption of cheap liquor at Jangareddygudem in West Godavari district.

The CPI and its affiliated organisations such as Andhra Pradesh Mahila Samakhya convened a meeting with the victims of cheap liquor, in Vijayawada on Sunday.

Kalla Nagamani, Dosuri Udayamma, Sheik Fatima, and others claimed that their relatives had died after consuming cheap liquor.

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