"Chief Minister Majhi expressed deep grief over the death of a devotee named Lalitha Bagarti of Saitala block of Balangir district due to the crowd during the procession today and expressed his condolences to the bereaved family," read the post by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
The situation in Assam worsened after 8 people including three children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the death toll in this year's flood mounted to 66.
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Questioning the silence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over the death of BSP leader K Armstrong, Former Tamil Nadu governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday demanded a CBI inquiry into the case, citing an "increase in political murders" in the state.
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Condoling the deaths of the people in the deluge, Priyanka Gandhi posted on X, "The news of the deaths of a large number of people due to floods in Assam is very sad. Due to the continuously deteriorating situation, lakhs of people are living in relief camps."
According to the ASDMA, 6 more people lost their lives on Saturday, taking the death toll in the state from 52 to 58. Dhubri is the worst-hit district followed by Cachar and Darrang.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati on Sunday headed to Chennai to pay tribute to the party's Tamil Nadu Chief, Armstrong, who was hacked to death by a group of unidentified men near his residence in Perambur in Chennai.