Activists owing allegiance to various organisations staged a dharna in Bhadrachalam on Thursday night demanding adequate ex gratia to Ch. Venkateshwarlu, an RTC driver, who died in a road accident in the temple town on Thursday afternoon.
Venkateshwarlu succumbed to the injuries he suffered when the bus he was driving fell off the approach road of the bridge across the Godavari in the temple town in the afternoon.
As the news of his death spread in the temple town, several activists belonging to different associations gathered in front of the bus depot in Bhadrachalam on Thursday night.
They staged a demonstration to press for enhanced ex gratia to the bereaved family members of the deceased driver.
A section of them raised slogans blaming “serious deficiencies” in the road infrastructure (narrow approach road to the old bridge) for the ghastly accident.
Demand enhanced ex gratia for the bereaved family members of the deceased driver
