Tragic Pune Dumper Accident In Wagholi Claims Three Lives, Rohit Pawar Questions Government Accountability
Tragic Pune Dumper Accident In Wagholi Claims Three Lives, Rohit Pawar Questions Government Accountability
In a heart-wrenching incident near Wagholi Police Station in Pune, three individuals sleeping on a footpath were crushed to death by a dumper late Sunday night. The deceased include a 22-year-old man, a one-year-old girl, and a two-year-old boy. The dumper driver, identified as Gajanan Shankar Totre, was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and has been arrested. Six others injured in the accident are currently battling for survival.
तुम्ही गरीब असाल, तुमच्या डोक्यावर छत नसेल आणि धरती हे अंथरूण तर आकाश हेच पांघरूण असेल तर तुम्ही किड्या मुंग्यासारखे चिरडून मेलात तरीही त्याचं कुणालाच काहीच देणंघेणं नाही.. असं वाटण्याची परिस्थिती म्हणजे वाघोली केसनंद इथं पोटाची खळगी भरण्यासाठी अमरावतीहून आलेल्या आणि दमून भागून…
— Rohit Pawar (@RRPSpeaks) December 23, 2024
The victims, migrant workers from Amravati, had come to Pune in search of employment. The tragedy has sparked outrage and raised questions about the safety and welfare of the economically disadvantaged.
Rohit Pawar, MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his anguish. “Do the poor have no right to live? If they had jobs in Amravati, this incident might not have occurred,” he stated. Pawar criticized the government for failing to provide adequate employment opportunities and urged immediate action to address such systemic issues.
Pawar also extended condolences to the bereaved families and appealed to the government to ensure proper compensation for the victims. The accident has drawn widespread attention to the plight of migrant workers and the urgent need for stricter regulations to prevent such tragedies.
