Gujarat blast: Last rites of 18 victims held in MP
DEWAS/HARDA [Maha Media]: The mortal remains of 18 of the 21 victims of a blast at an illegal firecracker warehouse in Gujarat's Banaskantha district were consigned to flames on the banks of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Thursday.
Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Ashish Govind Sharma, who attended the cremation of the victims held in Nemawar town of Dewas, said he was deeply saddened by the sight of the mass funeral and prayed to Maa Narmada that such a tragedy should not recur.
