‘PAY ₹1 CR TO THOSE WHO DIED ON POLL DUTY’

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday demanded Rs 1 crore as compensation for the families of those teachers, officers and employees who died due to coronavirus while on duty during the recently held panchayat elections in the state. “As per the Allahabad High Court’s decision, UP government should provide Rs 1 crore compensation to the family members of those teachers, officers and employees who died due to coronavirus during panchayat poll duty,” Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi. “The Samajwadi Party government in 2022 will provide free of cost vaccination to all and will get the most effective vaccine. In the SP government, the health services will be made effective. No one will face a problem of treatment, medicines,” Akhilesh said.