The Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia has demanded that the state government provide adequate compensation to the next of kin of the boat capsize victims.
A mechanised boat capsized in the river Brahmaputra after it hit a rock near north Guwahati on Wednesday in which two persons were killed.
The Congress leader condoled the deaths and demanded that the state government provide adequate compensation to the bereaved families.
In a press release here Saikia alleged "negligence on the part of the government and boat operators plays a major part in such accidents".
He alleged overloading, insufficient safety measures, inadequate and virtually non-existent enforcement by state government agencies were root causes of such disasters.
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