Oppn criticises Goa govt, demands thorough investigation into blaze

Opposition leaders, led by Congress lawmakers Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, called for a thorough investigation into the blaze ata nightclub in North Goa that claimed 25 lives, strongly criticising the state government over an incident they described asa “criminal failure of safety and governance”.

- HT Correspondent

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Gandhi, expressing grief over the incident which took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, said in a post on X: “This is not just an accident, it is a criminal failure of safety and governance. A thorough, transparent probe must fix accountability and ensure such preventable tragedies don't occur again.”