Opposition stages walkout from assembly over Solar Explosives blast deaths

The third week of Maharashtra assembly session started stormy with the opposition staging a walkout after the speaker denied them permission to discuss deaths of workers, including women at the Solar Explosives Plant at Bazargaon. Leader of opposition Vijay Wadettiwar demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation to the kin of dead workers from the company and action against the responsible persons. The opposition leader said three similar events had taken place in the state while the session was underway and Sunday’s incident was most unfortunate. The government must find out who is responsible for the deaths.